Beirut -Lebanon’s Iran-allied Hezbollah movement on Thursday said it was not concerned by a UN-backed tribunal looking into the 2005 killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Rana Sahili of the Hezbollah press office told dpa that he was not concerned about the tribunal.
The comment comes shortly after the tribunal found Hezbollah member Salim Ayyash guilty in Hariri’s assassination, and acquitted three other defendants due to a lack of evidence.
The court said Ayyash was one of the main actors behind Hariri’s assassination.
Ayyash, who was tried in absentia, was found guilty of planning and carrying out the attack as well as the murder of Hariri and 21 other people. He now faces life in prison.
On Wednesday, Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said the movement’s position on the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon had not changed before or after Tuesday’s decision.
Fadlallah told Lebanese Television al-Mayadeen that, “We in Hezbollah have made our decision not to engage in assessment of what the court issued.“
Hezbollah had repeatedly denied links with Hariri’s killing in the terrorist attack that hit his motorcade on Feb. 14, 2005 in Beirut.
Apart from the politician, 21 other people were killed and 226 injured by the massive suicide truck bombing.
The attack triggered a local and international outcry and unleashed massive protests in Lebanon.
Ahead of the ruling, Hezbollah’s Chief Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address on Aug. 14, that the court does not mean anything to them, as such, not concerned with any of its decisions.(dpa/NAN)
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