July 31, 2010 - Naharnet - Hajj Hasan: Hizbullah Rejects any Charge of Any Kind

Agriculture Minister Hajj Hassan on Saturday said Hizbullah rejects any charge against Hizbullah members "of any kind and any form."
"Yet," he said in an interview with Future News television channel, "we warn against continued U.S. and Israeli efforts aimed at sowing strife among the Lebanese."

He said Hizbullah urges Arab and Lebanese leaders to prevent the U.S.-Israeli-driven sectarian strife from reaching Lebanon.

While Hasan was very keen of Lebanon's stability, he said "Hizbullah rejects any charge of any kind and any form at any time."

He was referring to reports of an impending indictment by the U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon against Hizbullah members for the assassination of ex-PM Rafik Hariri.
Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah this month revealed the U.N. tribunal probing Hariri's killing was poised to indict members of his party.

But he made it clear he would not accept such a scenario and his deputy, Sheikh Naim Qassem, on Friday said the party had the right to defend itself through all available means.