March 14: Rejecting Justice is Strife in Itself
The March 14 General Secretariat lauded on Wednesday the publication of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon indictment in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, considering it an “exceptional development” that may lead to the truth in the crime.
It said in a statement after its weekly meeting: “The publication is a victory of a principle that we have long supported.”
It renewed its commitment to the tribunal and justice, calling on the Lebanese to “once again adhere to the principles of law, justice, dignity, freedom, and democracy seeing as they are the basis of civil peace and the rise of the state.”
“Hizbullah is required, now more than ever, to hand over to international justice the four suspects accused of being involved in the assassination,” it stressed.
“The government is also required to assume its responsibilities in cooperating with the STL,” it added.
The indictment accused four Hizbullah members of being involved in the Hariri assassination.
The party has repeatedly said that it will not cooperate with the tribunal, deeming it an American and Israeli product.
“Justice is aimed at apprehending criminals and incriminating a sect. Justice must be achieved as rejecting it will lead to strife,” the March 14 General Secretariat noted.
On the security situation in Lebanon, it condemned the Antelias and al-Rouweis blasts and Roumieh prison break, which it said are all aimed at targeting Lebanon’s stability and security.
A blast shook al-Rouweis neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs a few weeks ago.
Hizbullah said that the explosion was caused by a gas canister.
Last week, an explosion took place in the town of Antelias.
It was caused by an explosive device that was being handled by two people who were killed in the blast.
The March 14 General Secretariat statement rejected Hizbullah’s account of the explosions “that were later adopted by the government.”
“We oppose the party’s transformation of the explosion sites into closed security zones,” it added.
“It also condemns its political campaign aimed at covering up these incidents,” it continued.
It therefore renewed its commitment to Lebanon’s stability and security, holding Hizbullah responsible for any unrest and the government and security forces accountable for protecting Lebanon.
On the developments in Syria, the statement called on the Arab League to hold an emergency meeting to condemn the “crimes being committed by the Syria regime.”
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