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Jisr: We Refuse to be Threatened with War -- STL is a Legal Institution, Not a Political Forum

I must apologize. Every time I see that I think slower than light, which has nothing to do with Lebanon.

[An Nahar] Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc MP Samir al-Jisr voiced his concern over the tensions in Leb ahead of the announcement of the indictment in the investigation in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

He told the daily Asharq al-Awsat Saturday in response to Marada movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh's recent statements: "There are those who are warning of a war in Leb if an indictment is issued and if the tribunal continued its work."

"Against who are they threatening a war? Should the Lebanese comply with their will or else be faced with war? We reject this reasoning because no one in Leb or abroad has power over the STL or can change its course," he noted.

The MP added: "No one can demand the tribunal to alter its convictions ... this in itself is politicization of the court and its functioning. The tribunal is a legal institution and not a political forum."
Posted by: Fred 2010-09-26

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