An international tribunal must be set up to try the suspected killers of Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, head of the Democratic Gathering parliamentary bloc MP Walid Jumblatt told Friday's edition of the French daily Liberation newspaper. Jumblatt added that ongoing investigations should be widened to cover other assassinations in Lebanon.On Thursday, a senior United Nations legal expert arrived in Beirut to discuss Lebanese calls for such a tribunal but the world body has not gone as far as saying such a court would definitely be established. "All we can do is stick to our basic position: demand an international tribunal and widen the enquiry to include other assassinations," said Jumblatt, speaking from his home in Mukhtara in the Chouf mountains. The prospect of an international tribunal has led Hizbullah and Amal to start boycotting the Cabinet on December 12.
