Iran Speaker Rejects Hariri Tribunal as 'Political'
The U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon is "political" and "disreputable" and its indictment against Hizbullah members is of no importance, Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani said Saturday.
The Netherlands-based STL investigating the assassination of Rafik Hariri on Thursday charged four members of Hizbullah over the 2005 assassination of the former Lebanese premier.
"The court is so disreputable for anyone to pay attention to its results," said Larijani, who is on an official visit in Azerbaijan, the Iranian parliament's website reported.
Larijani said the court's ruling had been influenced up by the United States after failing "to prevent the formation of the (Prime Minister Najib) Miqati government," in Lebanon.
"The Americans feel they have been slapped in the face and they are seeking to make up a story" by indicting Hizbullah members, Larijani said.
Hizbullah, with its allies, dominates the Miqati government formed in June.
over 13 years
tonight we hear " his master's voice" !!
over 13 years
The new game of battlefield should be called : Battlefield : LEBANON, because of all the wars that are waged between countries against each others from Lebanon, wether you are march 8th thinking about the Israelis and US , march 14th thinking of Iran and Syria, or neutral thinking about all of them, it is a fact and god help Lebanon survive this war, it is its last stand
over 13 years
Please Mr. Laranjani, leave us alone and be concerned about looking after your on people. An by the way, if you are not concerned about the indictment why hide all these suspects. Now that Syria is unstable and these suspects can't hide there, be ready to accept a lot more suspects.
over 13 years
Is this the era of Arrogance which leads to ignorance
over 13 years
Mr Maijuani:
1) Who rattled your cage?
2) What makes you an expert in this matter?
over 13 years
yes because Iran is not disreputable at all in every sense of the word. Go fix ur own country before giving you valued opinion in ours. Iran wouldn't know the rule of law if it hit it in the face.
over 13 years
Bigdig. So true that my heart is burning for the loss of Rafic Hariri, the assassination of Lebanon's hope of a better future without fighting militias. why are you defensive, are you feeling the HEAT.....
the murderers & their backers should be condemned to capital punishment by BURNING. P.S have u seen how fast a beard goes up in flames....