Sunday 1 August 2010

Aoun: STL Can't Release Indictment before Resolving False Witnesses Issue

01/08/2010 Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun said that Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) cannot issue an indictment before resolving the issue of false testimony on the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

During his tour in Kesrouan district on Sunday,Aoun said:

"“Everyone admitted that there were false witnesses who testified about the murder of Rafik Hariri,” questioning who manipulated them.



“Why is the Lebanese judiciary prevented from limiting the investigation [in the Rafik Hariri murder] to Lebanon and [questioning] Syrian witnesses?” he also asked.

“We thank every Arab and international effort seeking to uncover the truth [behind Rafik Hariri’s assassination], but [we do not welcome efforts] to frame the crime on anyone with the intentions of destabilizing Lebanon,” Aoun said.

“Israel is planning for trouble in Lebanon [so that] international resolutions are imposed on us at the expense of our sovereignty,” the Change and Reform bloc leader also said.

He also slammed the US, saying “it can crush [Lebanon] with its weapons, but it cannot impose on us its policies.”



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