Lebanon First bloc MP Okab Sakr said in an interview published Friday that “[just because] the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) indicted individuals, it does not mean that [their] political parties were charged as well.”
He told As-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper that the indictment should not be viewed on political or sectarian terms.
“The Lebanese judiciary and the [country’s] political [parties] should deal with the STL’s indictment based on the consensus reached on about the tribunal,” Sakr added, referring to Lebanon’s memorandum of understanding with the court.
The Lebanon First MP also said that former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s statement on Thursday prevents sectarian strife “and drew a road map for the upcoming period.”
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 were named in the STL’s indictment of the 2005 assassination of former PM 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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