UN Tribunal Convicts Hezbollah Member For The 2005 Assassination Of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri

France 24: Lebanon tribunal convicts Hezbollah member in 2005 Hariri murder but exonerates group's leadership

There is no evidence that Hezbollah's leadership or the Syrian government were involved in the 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon found on Tuesday. But the tribunal found main defendant Salim Ayyash, a member of Hezbollah, guilty of involvement in Hariri's death.

"The trial chamber is of the view that Syria and Hezbollah may have had motives to eliminate Mr. Hariri and his political allies, however there is no evidence that the Hezbollah leadership had any involvement in Mr. Hariri's murder and there is no direct evidence of Syrian involvement," said Judge David Re, reading a summary of the court's 2,600-page decision.

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WNU Editor: It is hard to believe that one Hezbollah member was able to pull off this spectacular assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister. This conviction is not going to satisfy a lot of people.

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