Lebanese demands for international court on murder of Jubran Tweini

The Lebanese government held an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the situation after the assassination of the Lebanese parliamentarian and media man Jubran Tweini in a violent blast that shocked the industrial region in East Beirut of the Christian majority.

The Lebanese minister of state for parliamentary issues Michael Faroun told al- Jazeera TV that the meeting will discuss suggestions on forming an international court to look into the incident and the previous acts of assassination.

Faroun considered that current developments are heading towards an international investigation and trial, describing the assassination of Tweini as a great catastrophe.

On the other hand, the Lebanese minister of communications Marwan Hamadeh threatened to withdraw from the government if the Cabinet will not adopt a request to establish an international court into the assassination of Tweini.

Al-Jazeera correspondent in Beirut said that intensive investigations started immediately on the facts behind the assassination of Tweini ( 53 year old) who had also occupied the post of the director general of the Lebanese daily newspaper al-Nahar and is known for his opposition to Syria.