Gemayel’s Statement on Hizbullah’s Stance from STL Provokes Ammar
Phalange MP Sami Gemayel said on Thursday that Lebanon is facing two major problems; the first is related to justice while the second is related to equality.
“We’re facing a systematic crisis mainly not a governmental crisis,” he said during the fifth session of the three-day discussions of the cabinet’s policy statement.
Gemayel stressed that he won’t grant his vote of confidence because the policy statement failed to mention the false witnesses issue.
“The cabinet is not taking its responsibilities and decided to overstep justice in favor of civil peace,” he said.
Concerning the Special Tribunal for Lebanon indictment in the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri and his companions, the MP said that there’s a campaign intended to ruin its reputation.
He said that “Hizbullah’s way of dealing with the STL is dangerous. We demand the cabinet formed by the Shiite party to arrest the members named in the indictment.
Gemayel stressed that Hizbullah committed a fatal mistake when it rejected the possibility that some of its members were involved in Hariri’s assassination. “There’s always the possibility that it was infiltrated by spies.”
Gemayel noted that the “aerial footage that was presented by (Hizbullah chief) Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah belongs to the year 1997.”
“There is a party in Lebanon that thinks it is entitled to do things that are not entitled to others,” he added.
The MP stressed that the government can’t include any minister from Hizbullah while the STL accuses members affiliated with it and the party doesn’t want to hand them over.
Meanwhile, Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Ali Ammar addressed Gemayel after his statement noting that he hoped if Gemayel demanded some clarifications about the documents that were presented by Nasrallah.
“Every picture has above it a specific date,” Ammar said.
He stressed that “the problem isn’t with unveiling the truth and reaching justice… Our problem is with the STL.”
“We will provide the MPs with the compelling evidence. Wait so that the blood of the martyrs doesn’t go to waste,” the MP said.
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