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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UN-Backed International Tribunal Releases Details Of Hariri Indictments

Photo: The Special Tribunal for Lebanon published Friday the full names and photographs of four individuals charged the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri. Credit: Special Tribunal for Lebanon website

LEBANON: Court Releases Names And Pictures Of Hariri's Alleged Killers -- L.A. Times

The United Nations-backed international tribunal set up to bring to justice those responsible for the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and others on Friday published the identities, photographs, and background information of four suspects named in the indictment, issued on June 28.

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon splashed photographs and detailed information on its website about the personal history of the four suspects -- identified as Salim Jamil Ayyash, Mustafa Amine Badreddine, Hussein Hassan Oneissi and Assad Hassan Sabra.

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UN Court Issues Arrest Warrants For Four Hezbollah Members

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Lebanese media says UN-backed court has charged four Hezbollah members for 2005 killing of former prime minister.

A United Nations-backed court has handed down indictments requesting the arrest of four members of the Shia movement Hezbollah in connection with the 2005 killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, according to media reports.

Lebanon state prosecutor Saeed Mirza has received the indictments, which are meant to remain sealed for 30 days to allow him to examine them. But local and international media, some citing judicial sources, immediately reported that the arrest warrants named four men: Mustafa Badreddine, Salim al-Ayyash, Hassan Issa and Asad Sabra.

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