August 2, 2010 - Naharnet - Muallem: Hariri Tribunal Doesn't Intend to Uncover Truth

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon does not intend to uncover the truth about the 2005 assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri.
"Five years have passed and Syria is still suffering from an unfair and unjustifiable accusation as a result of false witnesses brought forward to testify by the tribunal," Muallem told a seminar at Damascus University.

"This Court which leaks information about investigations to the media and to Israel does not, in my opinion, intend to uncover the truth," Muallem thought.

"Syria's position is clear, we will not deal with this Court," he stressed, reiterating that the STL was a Lebanese affair.

"If this Court continues to be a political tool in the hands of external powers, this means that Lebanon's stability will be threatened," Muallem warned."

"Those who want stability in Lebanon should neutralize the Court," he said.