A Lebanese sources closely following up on the investigation of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri's assassination stated that the evidence provided by Hezbollah to the investigation may force Special Tribunal for Lebanon Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare to delay announcing the indictment for another two months.
The source told the daily Asharq al-Awsat Sunday: "Bellemare and his team are dealing very seriously with the documents … and this may take up nearly two months, which means delaying the indictment to late October or mid-November at the latest.""The indictment will be issued at the end of the investigation after reaching damning evidence and it will not be related to political developments in Lebanon or the region," it added.
Meanwhile, Lebanon First bloc MP Okab Sakr rejected comments that revealing the truth behind the 2005 assassination of Hariri might threaten Lebanon’s unity.
In an interview with Sada Al-Balad newspaper published on Sunday, Sakr said that the statements that unveiling truth behind the murder will affect the country’s harmony imply that Lebanese are behind the crime.
Debates related to the STL are useless—even if they aim to defend Hezbollah—because such discussions indirectly accuse the party, Sakr added.
The MP also said that his bloc does not believe Hezbollah is involved in the Rafik Hariri murder.
Sakr voiced the importance of supporting the tribunal’s work, saying Bellemare proved his credibility when he requested Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah’s information on the 2005 bombing.
The STL received last week Sayyed Nasrallah’s evidence, which includes video footage and the confession of an alleged spy, which the Hezbollah chief said implicate Israel in the assassination.
Sayyed Nasrallah is scheduled to make a televised speech during an iftar Tuesday in order to tackle latest developments.
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