Israel Matzav

Five Hezbullah terrorists to be indicted for Hariri murder

Five senior Hezbullah terrorists are to be indicted by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon for the 2005 murder of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.

Five high ranking Hezbollah officials are expected to be indicted in the next few days by the United Nations special tribunal investigating the assassination of Rafik Hariri, London-based Asharq Alawsat reported on Monday.

Once the indictments are released, the identities of the accused will be kept secret for a short period in order to allow the Lebanese government to investigate and arrest them, according to the report.

Initially, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) probing the murder of Rafik Hariri focused on Syria. Lately, indications suggest that the main focus is now on Hezbollah.

Tension is currently rising in Lebanon, amid reports that the STL is to issue indictments in the very near future. The tribunal is tasked with investigating the 2005 murder of Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, which took place on February 14, 2005. The indictments were orginally expected to be issued by the end of 2010, but were postponed several times.

I doubt the current Hezbullah-dominated government is going to arrest Hezbullah officials, but now the rest of the world will know who done it.

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Labels: Hezbullah, Rafik al-Hariri, Special Tribunal for Lebanon

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:12 PM