August 16, 2010 - Naharnet - Houri: Hariri Won't be Dragged to Quarrel Over Tribunal

MP Ammar Houri stressed Prime Minister Saad Hariri will not be part of the bickering on the international tribunal saying the court was taking its right course.
In remarks to pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat on Monday, the lawmaker said the Mustaqbal bloc won't be dragged to arguments over the probe into ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's assassination.

"The issue of the court is not solved through the media," Houri stressed.

He said that if Hizbullah did not hand over to the tribunal prosecutor the videotape that alleges Israel's involvement in Hariri's murder, then the issue would "lose its seriousness."

Houri stressed that a Lebanese investigation committee does not have the capacity to assess Hizbullah's information because the Lebanese judiciary has no role in the probe into the assassination.

"Any statement about that lacks seriousness and the real intention to achieve the truth," the MP added.