Despite Lebanon unrest, tribunal expected to blame Hezbollah for Hariri murder

[Behind the Aegis]

Source: Ha'aretz

The international tribunal investigating the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is expected to file indictments on Monday against those it believes are responsible for the murder.

Lead prosecutor Daniel Bellemare will bring the indictments before Judge Daniel Fransen for a preliminary review. Fransen was appointed to the post by the International Court of Justice at The Hague.

The tribunal is expected to argue that Hezbollah agents, including some of the more senior figures in the Shi'ite Muslim organization, were involved in the 2005 assassination.

Fransen will likely review the documents over a period of six to 10 weeks and then decide on the legal steps to be taken.

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah commented on the expected indictments during a televised address on the group's TV station, Al-Manar. He asserted that the accusations aim to undermine the "resistance" and that the United Nations tribunal is working under the auspices of the United States and Israel.



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[xchrom]

1. it's interesting in lebanon in the coming days. nt

[azurnoir]

2. and we're surprised why?

did anyone expect the UN tribunal to act differently?

[Behind the Aegis]

3. You have information you aren't providing?

You have information which contradicts the findings? You have information which is conclusive that the perpetrators are someone other than who the UN tribunal is allegedly accusing?

[azurnoir]

4. Did I say that? Isaid there was no surprise

sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

[Behind the Aegis]

5. Notice the ending of those remarks? The "?"? It is a question mark.

It means it is a question. You also didn't say it was a surprise. You asked; though certainly rhetorical, which is why it prompted other questions. So, are you agreeing with the findings of the UN tribunal?

On edit: Oh, and how did "the UN tribunal to act differently?" Than what?