French sources have said that Special Tribunal for Lebanon Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare is aware of the fragile situation in Lebanon and could mull postponing the indictment to avoid strife in the country.
The sources, which are following up the regional situation and inter-Arab ties, told pan-Arab daily al-Hayat in remarks published Monday that Bellemare has realized the indictment could have negative repercussions on Lebanon.
"Given the dangerous and fragile situation, he might have understood that he needs to postpone the indictment for some time," the sources said about the prosecutor.
However, French presidential circles have informed Lebanese and Arab officials that Paris cannot interfere in Bellemare's work.
They expressed fear that Lebanon is on a dangerous slope and said the issue of false witnesses in ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's assassination case is a trap set up by Hizbullah.
Furthermore, the sources regretted that Prime Minister Saad Hariri said it was wrong to accuse Syria of murdering his father because he has repeatedly said that "he trusted the international tribunal which alone would decide who is innocent and who is guilty."
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