Mirza: Mission Not Over, Search for 4 Hariri Murder Suspects will Continue

General Prosecutor Saeed Mirza has said the submission of a report to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon that none of the four people accused in ex-Premier Rafik Hariri’s murder have been detained doesn’t mean that the mission of Lebanese judicial authorities was over.

In remarks to al-Mustaqbal daily published Wednesday, Mirza said: “Our response to the tribunal doesn’t mean that our mission ended. There are international arrest warrants and red notices against these people.”

The search for the four suspects, who are Hizbullah members, will continue, he said. However, in accordance with the agreement signed between the court and the Lebanese judiciary, “we are compelled to inform the tribunal about the result that we have reached.”

"The Lebanese Prosecutor General submitted his report today. He stated that none of the four people who are accused have been detained," the STL said in a statement on Tuesday.

Lebanese authorities had until August 11 to report on progress made in arresting the four men wanted in connection with the February 14, 2005, massive car bomb explosion in Beirut that killed Hariri and 22 others.

All border, maritime and aerial crossings have been informed about the wanted notices issued by the Interpol, a judicial source told al-Mustaqbal.

“Legally, the arrest warrants (issued by the tribunal) haven’t expired and their effect doesn’t stop at the end of the 30-day period” set by the tribunal, the source said.