Now Lebanon - Patriarch: We support the STL if it is not politicized - September 08, 2011

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rai on Thursday voiced support for the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) “on the condition that it is not politicized.”
“We support the STL on the condition that it is not politicized or forged,” Rai told Al-Arabiya television.
He said in a reference to Hezbollah that “those who oppose the tribunal must wait for the results of [the probe].”
“[Justice] is a need for all people… it must be free and not politicized,” the patriarch added.
Asked about Hezbollah’s arms, Rai said that “the international community must help liberate the land [occupied by Israel] and [achieve] the Palestinians’ right of return. Then, we will tell Hezbollah to hand over its weapons because they will no longer be needed.”
The STL last month indicted four Hezbollah members for the 2005 assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri. However, the Shia group ruled out the arrest of the four suspects.
The March 14 coalition has been calling for putting an end to non-state arms, including Hezbollah’s weapons.