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Lebanon ruling bloc faces Arab-international rejection to trespass Parliament and endorse court blueprint


Al-Manar special report ? Manar Sabbagh ? Translated/

Smuggled letters from the head of the unconstitutional government Fouad Saniora to the United Nations unveiled the plot which the ruling bloc has been striving to hide; a political exploitation of a Lebanese cause to uncover and punish those behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. After it deliberately seized the blueprint of the court of international character and smuggled it, without deliberations with compatriots, the ruling bloc is now seeking to pass the blueprint according to chapter seven of the UN charter, particularly after Speaker Nabih Berri cut the road on any attempts by the ruling bloc to trespass legal rules and principles as specified in the constitution, to govern international treaties.

While such attitude is not unexpected by the ruling bloc due to their long list of violations to the constitution, it was eye-catching that their attempt faced Arab and international opposition, even by some major supporters of the so called February 14 ruling bloc.
 

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Login to find out (February 9, 2007 at 6:02pm)
On the international level, Paris which represents the key supporter of the court of international character, stressed the importance of endorsing the tribunal's blueprint, in harmony with Lebanese constitutional proceedings. For its part, the United Nations said it is still awaiting Lebanese constitutional proceedings to implement the treaty. According to the Secretary General's personal representative in Lebanese Gere Pederson, as long as the Lebanon, currently represented by President Emile Lahoud and both Cabinet and Parliament do not endorse the blueprint, no action will be taken in this regard. Despite Arab and international positions, the ruling bloc has been seeking to hold a parliamentary session headed by Vice Speaker Farid Mekari to pass the blueprint of the court according to chapter seven of the UN charter
 
Login to find out (February 9, 2007 at 6:02pm)
In an interestingly remarkable position, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Ghait stipulated that chief investigator into the Hariri murder case, Serge Brammertz, issues his report before agreeing on a tribunal of international character. Abul Ghait stressed during a seminar at the Brookings Institute in Washington, Egypt's support of the tribunal after it was endorsed by the Lebanese parliament. His position torpedoed attempts by the ruling bloc to trespass the parliament and impose the court through the UN Security Council. It goes without saying that ongoing Iranian-Saudi deliberations to find a way out of the Lebanese crisis, suggest Riyadh's inclusive refusal to any attempts to overstep the Parliament.