Kataeb leader Sami Gemayel called on Friday for Hezbollah's explosives case to be referred to the Judicial Council, according to Naharnet.
Gemayel urged the President and the Prime Minister not to give in to any threats or blackmail over the case. Gemayel said: "Any threat to civil peace is a threat to the state itself," according to Naharnet.
The Cabinet decided last week to put off referring the case to the Judicial Council until investigations are finished, Naharnet reported. Lebanese Forces ministers left the Cabinet session in protest at the decision to postpone the referral, according to Naharnet.
Naharnet reported that the explosives were seized in Dahr el-Baydar. It said they belonged to Hezbollah. Hezbollah said they were meant for use against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.
The report sets out two positions on the case. Gemayel wants it referred to the Judicial Council. The Cabinet decided to wait until investigations are finished. The Lebanese Forces ministers' walkout was a protest against that postponement.
It was not clear which threats or blackmail Gemayel was referring to, or who is behind them. It was also not clear when the investigations will conclude or whether the case will go to the Judicial Council. How the President and the Prime Minister will respond to Gemayel's demand was not known.
This report is based on coverage by Naharnet. It comes from a single source and has not been independently verified.