Resigned Kataeb lawmaker Elias Hankache on Friday deemed what is happening with the Lebanese Judiciary today as a clear rape of what has been left of the country, saying that the solution lies in appointing brave judges like Tarek Bitar and Souhail Abboud.

“Unfortunately, the case of Pierre Gemayel and all the martyrs is ruled by an independent judiciary that cannot reach a clear ruling that does justice to the martyrs and their families and confirms that we are in a state of law,” Hankache told Voice of Lebanon radio station on Gemayel’s 15th assassination anniversary.

“The judge should exercise his role and his mission that is supposed to be separated from all pressures."

Hankache voiced regret over the fact that the truth behind the assassination of Pierre Gemayel is still unknown even after 15 years, saying that his testimony represents hundreds of thousands like him who insisted on facing difficulties.

"This is the real resistance," he added.