The Kataeb Party issued a statement on Monday describing Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s Saturday press conference against the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) as “a case of disobedience.”
“Nasrallah’s comments constitute a case of political and security disobedience against the Lebanese state,” the statement said, referring to the Hezbollah chief’s rejection of the arrest of four members of his group indicted by the STL for former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s 2005 assassination.
“Nasrallah’s remarks show that he insists on confronting the STL… and the most dangerous thing is that he is controlling the Lebanese government’s decisions regarding the matter,” the Kataeb added.
The party also rejected the ministerial statement’s clause, which reportedly says that the cabinet will commit to the STL “in principle.”
“This [clause] is rejected,” the statement said, adding that “achieving justice is a [necessary] condition for stability and state-building.”
Last Thursday, the STL handed Attorney General Said Mirza arrest warrants for four members of the Iranian-and Syrian-backed Hezbollah in connection to Rafik Hariri’s murder.
The whereabouts of the four remain unknown.
Nasrallah on Saturday ruled out the arrest of the four members indicted by the tribunal. He also rejected "each and every void accusation" made by the Netherlands-based court, which he said was heading for a trial in absentia.
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