August 15, 2010 - Naharnet - Nasrallah's Problem with Hariri Investigation

Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is facing a dilemma this week: Should he agree or not agree to hand over evidence that, as he alleges, implicates Israel in the 2005 assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri?, Haaretz wrote.
The charges Nasrallah has made - which were aimed more at the credibility of the international tribunal investigating the assassination than at Israel - are beginning to turn against him, according to Haaretz.

It said that right after Hizbullah appeared on television with "evidence," Special Tribunal for Lebanon Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare requested the Lebanese government to provide any additional evidence in its possession.

Bellemare, looking to ensure that the credibility and independence of the commission he heads is retained unblemished, turned the tables on Nasrallah, the report said.

It said that if Nasrallah does not pass on the evidence, not only will the charges against Israel evaporate, but the efforts made to tarnish the U.N. investigating committee will as well.

On the other hand, if the evidence is handed over and Nasrallah's claims are proven to lack any basis, he will no longer be able to accuse the U.N. tribunal of failing to investigate evidence against Israel.