July 18, 2010 - Naharnet - Arslan Warns of 'Dangerous Consequences' if STL Politicized

Lebanese Democratic Party leader MP Talal Arslan on Sunday warned of politicizing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and the "dangerous repercussions" of that possibility on the Lebanese situations.
At a press conference after a meeting with visiting Vice President of the French National Assembly, socialist MP of Paris, Jean-Marie Le Guen, Arslan called for differentiating between "an international tribunal -- to uncover the murderers of former premier Rafik Hariri and his companions – and a 'political' trial in the country."

For his part, Le Guen said: "Regional and international complications reveal that there is a regional tug-of-war which reflects itself on the Lebanese internal situations, the thing that requires solutions at the level of the Palestinian plight and the Arab-Israeli conflict."

"We also hope the decisions of the international tribunal wouldn't negatively affect internal stability in Lebanon," Le Guen added.