March 26, 2010 - Now Lebanon - Zahra: LF will not voice position on reports of Hezbollah’s involvement in Hariri murder

Lebanese Forces bloc MP Antoine Zahra told Future News on Friday that the LF will not voice its position on reports that Hezbollah was involved in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Politicians should not discuss information pertaining to the investigation of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) out of respect, he added, in a possible reference to reports that the tribunal requested to interrogate Hezbollah members.

He reiterated the LF’s reservations on an article published in German magazine Der Spiegel in May 2009, which quoted an unnamed sources as saying STL investigators believed Hezbollah was behind Hariri's murder.

Zahra also said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s Wednesday statements during the interview with Al-Jazeera television were conflicting. According to Zahra, the Syrian president insisted that his country plays an important role in Lebanese politics, which, the MP said, is unacceptable.

Assad’s rhetoric did not have any indication that his country wants to deal with Lebanon on equal footing, Zahra said.

However, he voiced support for PM Saad Hariri’s expected visit to Damascus as well as for establishing good bilateral ties.

-NOW Lebanon