July 14, 2010 - Naharnet - Qassem: We Are Not Accused, We Are Dealing with the Tribunal with 'Accuracy'

Hizbullah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem has said the party would deal with accuracy with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon which reportedly will issue a ruling against "uncontrolled" Hizbullah members in September.
"We have decided as a party to deal with the issue of the international tribunal with accuracy," Qassem told al-Binaa daily.

"If it was politicized then we will have a stance. If it was judicial based on tangible evidence then we will have another stance," he told the newspaper.

"We are not accused either as people or as a party," Qassem stressed.
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In an other interview with An Nahar daily, the deputy secretary-general of Hizbullah ruled out war with Israel although he reiterated that the party was preparing itself as if war will erupt tomorrow.

While stressing the need to implement Security Council resolution 1701, Qassem said the latest skirmishes between U.N. peacekeepers and southerners were the result of UNIFIL's lack of respect for its rules of engagement.

He said Hizbullah was committed to the implementation of the resolution.

Asked about spy rings in Lebanon, Qassem said: "We are waiting for the results of the investigations with telecommunications spy Charbel Qazzi."

"We call for unveiling the truth and finding out those cooperating with Qazzi and punishing them," he added.