Abu Faour: Veto Power is Aimed at Thwarting Hariri Tribunal

Naharnet - Abu Faour: Veto Power is Aimed at Thwarting Hariri Tribunal, 4 january 2008.

Democratic Gathering Bloc MP Wael Abu Faour said that the opposition's demand for a veto power in the future government is aimed at "thwarting" the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.He said Thursday that remarks by Druze leader Walid Jumblat in which he announced that Hizbullah bears "moral responsibility" for the assassinations in Lebanon was "not intended to aggravate tensions.""Is it not enough for Hizbullah to condemn assassinations in Lebanon while it is still siding with the killer," Abu Faour said.He stressed that any compromise must address the question of political killings as well as the international tribunal, "since the core of the dispute is the position of Hizbullah and March 8 on this issue."The international tribunal will try suspects in the 2005 assassination of ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and related crimes.