Shaaban: If Tribunal Not Politicized, No One Would Object it

Shaaban: If Tribunal Not Politicized, No One Would Object it

27/12/2010 Syrian President Bashar Assad's advisor Buthaina Shaaban said the track that the international tribunal is taking hints that the court is politicized and aims at dividing Arabs.

"If the court was impartial, no one would have objected to it," Shaaban told the Saudi al-Riyadh newspaper. "But the course of the court hints that it is politicized and falls within the plot aimed at dividing Arabs and hitting their agreements, strength and unity."

She said Syria was accused of involvement in ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's assassination immediately after the Feb. 2005 bombing. "Today they talk about accusing Hezbollah and tomorrow they could accuse a third and fourth party," Shaaban said.

The WikiLeaks cables reveal the Western-American plot against justice and the independence of Arab countries, she told al-Riyadh, saying "the democracy and freedom they talk about are hollow words."

Turning to ties with Saudi Arabia, Shaaban said relations between the two countries are important for the stability and security of the region and influence positively the situation in Lebanon. "That's why all parties are welcoming the Syrian-Saudi understanding" aimed at solving the Lebanese crisis, she said.


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