France called on the Lebanese cabinet to “fully cooperate” with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon after the STL’s indictment was submitted to Lebanon, French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bernard Valero said on Thursday.
Valero reaffirmed France’s support for the STL, UPI reported, adding that the rumors about the tribunal’s indictment do not help in the search for the truth.
The STL said in a statement published on its website that the indictment and accompanying arrest warrants were transmitted to the Lebanese authorities on Thursday.
A judicial official told AFP that four Lebanese suspects are named in the indictment of the STL which is investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Local media said at least two of them were members of the Iranian and Syrian-backed Hezbollah, which has warned it would defend itself if accused.
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