Qabbani Calls for Ending Dispute on STL to Consolidate Stability
Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani said Sunday that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon should not be part of the political bickering because it is a legitimate institution established by a U.N. Security Council resolution.
“This court is an institution that has international legitimacy from a Security Council resolution that established it. That’s why it should be left out of the political rhetoric,” Qabbani said in a statement.
“Lebanon is in dire need of political stability to activate the work of its institutions” and meet the people’s social and administrative needs, he said.
“Using the tribunal as a headline for bickering among politicians would harm the memory of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri and all the other martyrs who have shed their bloods to achieve a sovereign, free and independent state,” he said.
The dispute on the court “harms the demand for justice for the martyrs,” Qabbani said in his statement, adding that involved authorities are the only parties that are authorized to issue verdicts.
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