Miqati: Government Stresses it Will Follow up on Consequences of Indictment
Prime Minister Najib Miqati revealed on Thursday that the new government stresses that it will follow up on the consequences and procedures of the indictment in the Special Tribunal for Lebanon after its release.
He said during a press conference: “The consensus on the need to uncover the truth in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was affected by the procedures that accompanied the international investigation.”
“We are now facing a new reality in light of the release of the indictment,” he said.
“This requires us to set our unity, civil peace, and need to uncover the truth above all other matters,” he added.
“We should deal with the developments with vigilance seeing as the decisions related to the indictment are not judgments,” the premier stated.
“Every accused is innocent until proven guilty,” Miqati noted.
“The circumstances therefore require us to act reasonably and prevent those seeking to create strife in Lebanon from taking advantage of the situation to achieve their goals,” he stressed.
“The government asserts its loyalty to Hariri through committing to uncovering the truth in order to maintain national principles, starting with Lebanese national unity and coexistence,” he said.
“Given these recent developments, we should pledge to build the state and protect the nation and prove wrong those counting on the indictment to divide the Lebanese,” he stressed.
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