Minister Abdallah: False Witnesses File Should be Resolved before Indictment Issuance

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Lebanese Youth and Sports Minister Ali Abdallah, confirmed that the opposition forces will not take part in any ministerial council meeting if it wasn't scheduled to decide on and discuss the false witnesses' file.

Minister Abdallah stressed that this file should be resolved before the indictment of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is issued.

In an interview, Minister Ali Abdalallah referred that Lebanese President Michel Suleiman is seeking a settling equation for the false witnesses file.

Sports and Youth Minister said that if a resolution was not reached and agreed upon regarding the said issue, then it should be subject to voting, adding that the opposition would cope with any result.

In the ceremony launching an awareness campaign through the Risala Scouts website, Minister Abdallah referred to the Syrian-Saudi efforts stressing on its importance warning from wasting any time.

In this context, Abdallah expressed that Lebanon is in a race with a previously-planned US-"Israeli" agenda.

Minister Abdallah said that the Lebanese seek stability and protection in their country, in addition to revealing the truth about PM Rafiq Hariri's assassination.

On this level, Sports and Youth Minister reminded of Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri's stance after Rafiq Hariri's assassination, where Berri said, "Go and search for "Israel"".

Furthermore, Minister Ali Abdallah referred that when the opposition demanded resolving the false witnesses' issue, they didn't seek political repercussions.

The opposition minister stressed that they sought to prevent Lebanon from entering in a face of conflict, assuring that investigations were sabotages through the false witnesses.