Mustaqbal 'Strongly Condemns' Nasrallah's Stance on STL Funding
The Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc on Tuesday “strongly condemned the stance voiced yesterday by Hizbullah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in which he reiterated his rejection and opposition to funding the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.”
“The Lebanese and the martyrs’ families were not surprised by Hizbullah’s position … especially as the party continues to protect its members,” who are wanted by the STL on charges of being involved in the 2005 assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri, the bloc said.
In a statement issued after its weekly meeting, the bloc added that Nasrallah’s remarks on Monday have highlighted Hizbullah’s “insistence on confronting the Lebanese and preventing them from unveiling the truth, as well as on confronting the international community and engaging Lebanon in battles that would expose it to several dangerous consequences.”
The bloc also warned that Hizbullah’s stance will prompt the international community to “question Lebanon’s credibility.”
“Hizbullah’s stance highlights once again the major threats posed by the ‘party of weapons’ and its gunmen, who are relying on military clout to dictate the type of their relations with others and tighten their control over the Lebanese state and its institutions and authorities,” Mustaqbal added.
“This negative stance reveals the truth about who is siding with the criminals and who is siding with the martyrs,” the bloc said, urging the government and Premier Najib Miqati to declare their stance on funding the tribunal “clearly, openly and without ambiguity” instead of launching “empty promises.”
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