March 14: We Will Consider Govt. as ‘Collapsed’ Should it Reject Funding STL
The March 14 General Secretariat slammed on Wednesday Hizbullah’s recent positions, accusing it of acting as the sole authority on state decisions and the constitution due to its positions on the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
It said in a statement after its weekly meeting: “We will consider the government as collapsed should it reject the funding of the tribunal.”
“Hizbullah has astounded us for years with its so-called ‘consensual democracy’ and now it is calling for a cabinet vote to prevent the funding,” it added.
“The party is boasting of its power to gain votes and imposing its will on its allies,” it noted.
“Hizbullah’s actions are the crowning achievement of the armed coup that it staged earlier this year … and the March 14 forces are determined to continue their struggle against the illegitimate arms that are harming Lebanese-Lebanese ties and Lebanon’s relations with the Arab and international powers,” stressed the statement.
Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem had stated on Sunday that cabinet may turn to a vote at cabinet to settle issues of contention.
Addressing Syria’s infiltration of Lebanese territory, the general secretariat condemned Syrian Ambassador Ali Abdul Karim Ali and the Syrian Embassy’s crackdown against protests in support of the Syrian people.
It lauded Internal Security Forces chief Ashraf Rifi’s efforts to reveal the truth in the affair, voicing its support to him in this regard.
The March 14-led opposition and Rifi have accused the Syrian Embassy of being behind the disappearance of Syrian opposition members who had gone missing in Lebanon.
Last week, Rifi said that the ISF collected "dangerous information" linking the embassy to the disappearance of Shebli al- Aisamy.
Aisamy, 86, is a co-founder of Syria's ruling Baath party who fled his native country in 1966 over political differences. He was last seen in May in the eastern Lebanese region of Aley.
Syrian Ambassador Ali has denied the accusations, accusing the MPs and some Lebanese officials of seeking to undermine his country.
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