Berri Slams March 14: We're with Tribunal that'd Unveil Truth, Not Fabricate It

We are still with a tribunal that leads to unveiling the truth behind the murder of ex-PM Rafik Hariri "instead of fabricating it," Speaker Nabih Berri said Sunday.

At a graduation ceremony for AMAL students, Berri added: "We had reached an agreement on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon at the national dialogue table."

"But the path taken by the unconstitutional (Saniora) government by signing the tribunal agreement with the United Nations was the problem, as the president was not informed of it; it was not referred to Parliament; and the investigation has relied on false witnesses," the house speaker noted.

On a separate note, Berri called on the upcoming government to tackle the issue of the disappearance of Imam Moussa Sadr and to draft a "modern electoral law based on expanded electorates, proportional representation and the lowering of voting age."

He stressed AMAL Movement's commitment to "the army-people-Resistance triangle in the face of any (Israeli) aggression."

Addressing the issue of Hosni Mubarak's ouster, Berri slammed the March 14 forces for claiming that the popular revolt in Egypt was inspired by the March 14, 2005 uprising.

"This is a revolution that has liberated itself from the myth of international sponsorship, through a high level of political awareness," Berri said.

"You are still in the same place, (while) this is a (Egypt's) revolution that aims to change the economic and social structures … this is a revolution against the bequeathing of power through which you survive," Berri added, addressing the March 14 forces.