Arslan: Discriminatory Justice Justifies and Encourages Civil Disobedience

Lebanese Democratic Party leader MP Talal Arslan on Monday noted that "the most worrying thing today is what's being written by the Israeli press about Prime Minister Saad Hariri, especially has been published by the Yediot Ahronot newspaper, which clearly shows how angry are the Israelis over his (Hariri's) policy of openness toward Syria and cooperation with Hizbullah – a policy that completely contradicts with Israel's objectives in Lebanon."

Israeli Army "Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi has promised us of a new round of destruction that will blow up cascades of tears and blood," Arslan warned.

"The spark would be the so-called indictment (by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon) that carries Ashkenazi's fingerprints, that's why I call it: Ashkenazi's indictment," added Arslan.

"Everyone knows that Ashkenazi's remarks confirm that the tribunal is political and that the trial will be political, and that Israel has the upper hand in directing the behavior of this tribunal, but they're pretending that they don't know that."

Arslan noted that "some are insisting on covering up the false witnesses" to conceal the so-called Israeli fingerprints "despite the historical statement that was declared by the friend, PM Saad Hariri through the Asharq al-Awsat newspaper."

The MP criticized Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar over "procrastination" his report on the false witnesses issue, describing the alleged delay as "not innocent."

"It had been necessary, after PM Hariri's remarks to Asharq al-Awsat, that a prompt judicial workshop be launched in order to start trying false witnesses, but nothing had happened. This is how the State dies. Discriminatory and biased justice justifies civil disobedience and encourages it, because accepting it is tantamount to accepting slavery."