Mustaqbal Pursuing Initiative to Fund STL through Draft Law
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The Mustaqbal movement is seeking to present a draft law on funding the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to parliament in order to tackle the $32 million Lebanon is obligated to pay for the international court.
Informed sources told As Safir newspaper in remarks published on Saturday that former Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his allies in the March 14 camp are aiming to counter Hizbullah and its allies’ attempts to thwart the funding of the court.
Lebanon is obligated to pay a 49 percent share of the STL’s funds.
The sources said that the Mustaqbal bloc MPs may seek to present a draft law on funding the tribunal after the 2012 state budget is approved.
As Safir added that the opposition is confident that it will receive the majority of votes at parliament should the funding be subject to a vote, explaining the March 14 MPs, Premier Najib Miqati, National Struggle Front MPs, and MPs supporting minister Mohammed Safadi and Ahmed Karami back the tribunal.
The March 14 camp is fearful however that the draft law would fall victim to stalling at joint committee meetings.
Miqati had recently announced that “it is in Lebanon’s interest to pay its share of the tribunal funds.”
Lebanon has not yet paid its share for the year 2011.
In 2010, the Hariri government paid the funds through a treasury advance that incurred criticism from Hizbullah and its allies.
At the time, the funding was not discussed at parliament due to the country’s political crisis, which eventually led to the toppling of Hariri’s government.
10 September 2011, 14:28
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The STL is a reality, and justice will prevail
Assad has been weakened and his regime is teetering on the edge of the abyss
Iran/Hezbollah axis is in the cross hairs of the civilized world.
So, for those who prematurely hi-five each other every time they read a news piece that ostensibly favors their horse, their is a huge fly swatter about to come down over your heads.
10 September 2011, 20:17
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you see how in the weekend, the number of comments from zionist information war department goes down.
of course it goes down. after all, even they have day off and only 1 or 2 are ordered to hang in there the whole weekend.
10 September 2011, 21:05
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jabal amel,
Who are you to address other people as zionists?
You, the cold blooded, murderous, hypocrite thug who is supporting the killing of innocent people, the violation of human rights, the incarceration and torture of thousands of peaceful protesters.
Zionist is you who supports all this.
Zionist who is supporting this authoritarian and murderous regime.
Zionist who is undermining the National Lebanese army and has his own area of control where no one can enter and exit without prior approval.
Zionist who is smuggling weapons and guns and diamonds from africa.
Zionist who is trading and cultivating heroine.
Zionist who is protecting the gangs that stop people in plain day and steal their vehicles.
Zionist who is like cancer speading and destroying Lebanon.
jabal amel, You and your Hizb are the cancer. You are the zionists.
12 September 2011, 13:18
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There is one and only one reasonable method for funding the joke, and that is by having the thieves and crooks who robbed the coffers pay from the money that they stole. This applies to the filthy Hariri Mafia, the filthy Jumblat, the filthy rich Miqati and the filthy Christian Sunnis. They destroyed Lebanon, they killed the Lebanese and robbed them and now they want to drag them into never-ending debt for the rest of their children's children's lives. HELL NO. WE ARE BROOOOOOOOOOOOKE. Pay for the farce from your own pockets and LEAVE US ALONE.
