April 4, 2010 - Naharnet - Fears About Repercussions of Nasrallah's Remarks on Tribunal

Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's latest interview with al-Manar TV station included hints that the Shiite party might not continue to cooperate with investigators probing ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's assassination, officials close to Hizbullah told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat.Hizbullah foreign relations official Ibrahim al-Moussawi said that Nasrallah's remarks are "clear and self explanatory." "Nasrallah gave himself the right … to say at any later stage from the (international) tribunal's work that he rejects its decisions and considers them biased," a source following up the issue told the newspaper.Another source warned that "such a stance would have internal repercussions and could reignite the Sunni-Shiite row in Lebanon." Asharq al-Awsat said that the atmosphere that preceded Nasrallah's interview and reports that he would warn of a new political May helped show the Hizbullah leader as calm.