Future Movement official Mustafa Allouch said in an interview published on Friday that his party will call on the cabinet to arrest the individuals indicted by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL).
“If Hezbollah does not cooperate over the indictment, then we will refer to domestic and international options,” he told Al-Akhbar newspaper.
“Hezbollah was in direct confrontation with the STL for the past few years since it felt that the indictment would directly target [the party].”
The Future Movement official also said that his party’s supporters will not hold street demonstrations over the STL.
The UN-backed international court on Thursday issued its indictment and arrest warrants for the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, with members of Hezbollah reportedly among those named.
Al-Manar television dismissed the court as "politicized" and said it bore the mark of being at the service of intelligence agencies.
The Iranian- and Syrian-backed Shia group has warned it would "cut off the hand" of anyone who attempts to arrest party members linked to the February 14, 2005 seaside bombing that killed Hariri and 22 others.
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