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| Hariri: Iran's Position on STL Aimed at Preventing Justice |
| 2011-08-17 |
| [An Nahar] Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Second son of Rafik Hariri, the Leb PM who was assassinated in 2005. He has was prime minister in his own right from 2009 through early 2011. He was born in Riyadh to an Iraqi mother and graduated from Georgetown University. He managed his father's business interests in Riyadh until his father's liquidation. When his father died he inherited a fortune of some $4.1 billion, which won't do him much good if Hizbullah has him bumped off, too. condemned on Tuesday Iran's position on the Special Tribunal for Leb, noting that it is "exactly" like Hizbullah's. He said in a statement: "The Iranian position is an integral part of a policy aimed at limiting the STL's work and preventing justice from being achieved." "Iran's position falls in line with political and media accusations directed against it that it is covering up liquidations," he stressed. "Everyone in the world knows that there are no limits to the cooperation between Hizbullah and Iran and the latter's position on the STL presents a new example of the complete integration between the two sides," Hariri remarked. "Despite all this, we hope that Iran would not go so far as to harbor suspects wanted by international justice," he added. Earlier on Tuesday, the Iranian foreign ministry slammed as "illegitimate" allegations about Tehran's involvement in former Premier Rafik Hariri's liquidation. The STL that functions based on political objectives has no legal value, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said. The tribunal is investigating Iran's possible involvement in the Feb. 2005 bombing that killed Hariri and 22 others, the German Der Spiegel magazine reported on Monday. The report said there is evidence that links Iran with the murder of Hariri. |
| Posted by:Fred |