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July 20, 2010

July 20, 2010 - Now Lebanon - Pharaon slams Nasrallah’s speech on STL

In an interview with Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anbaa published on Tuesday, Minister of State Michel Pharaon said that no one can accuse people seeking justice in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri of treason.

He was responding to Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s Friday statement that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is an “Israeli project” designed to target Hezbollah by stirring up sectarian strife in Lebanon. His speech has since drawn harsh criticisms mainly from March 14 politicians.

Media reports have said that the tribunal’s indictment will be issued before the end of 2010 and that some Hezbollah members could be named.

“Everybody is waiting for the STL’s decision. No one knows [this decision],” said Pharaon, adding that Lebanese security forces must head off the repercussions of any decision to be issued by the STL.
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