Hariri Heads March 14 Delegation for STL Opening Session

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Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced on Saturday that he will attend the opening session of the trial of the alleged killers of his father, late premier Rafik Hariri, on January 16 in The Hague.

“Hariri will head a March 14 delegation to attend the opening session of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon,” radio Voice of Lebanon (93.3) reported on Saturday afternoon.

The STL announced in December 2013 that its Trial Chamber has scheduled the start of trial in the case of the 2005 assassination of late premier Hariri and his companions for January 16, 2014.

The STL also confirmed that it has received Lebanon’s share of the 2013 budget from the government.

The full sum of 29, 386, 609 euros, amounting to 49 per cent of the tribunal's budget, was transferred to the STL's bank account, it said.

In 2011, the court accused four Hizbullah members -- Mustafa Badreddine, Salim Ayyash, Hussein Oneissi and Assad Sabra – of being involved in the attack. A fifth Hizbullah suspect, Hassan Habib Merhi, was indicted in 2013.

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has rejected the STL, describing it as an American-Israeli product bent on destroying the party.

He has vowed never to cooperate with the tribunal, saying that the suspects, who remain at large, will never be found.

Hariri and 22 others were killed in a massive car bomb in Beirut on February 14, 2005.

Comments 13
Missing coolmec 11 January 2014, 19:30

I want to go too

Default-user-icon Sama zarka (Guest) 11 January 2014, 19:41

allah maac!and God Bless you.

Thumb bill_thebutcher 11 January 2014, 21:45

I guess his owners gave him permission to leave his room.

Missing peace 11 January 2014, 21:55

your friend aoun said it was the syrians... was he a liar?

Thumb freedomarch 12 January 2014, 05:09

Bill_The Butcher_W_Shrab_Mayto, The one who is in a small room underground is Hassan Nasrallah.... HE CAN'T go anywhere and the Iranian Rev Guard can t loose him if he went outside his hiding place... No orders for him to be released... , Hariri have all the freedom to go any place he please.... any place ... all over the world.

Thumb primesuspect 11 January 2014, 22:52

Good luck mr prime minister. Lebanon is with u.

Missing canadianadam 12 January 2014, 03:00

Agreed.

Missing people-power 12 January 2014, 00:11

It's been a long wait, but it's worth it.

Soon the evidence will be shown to expose the murderous HA for what they are...... a Terrorist Organization, bent on killing their political opponents, and anyone who speaks against them. They are not fit to be part of any government.

Thumb general_puppet 12 January 2014, 12:06

flimflam, Nasrallah is hiding underground like a coward and Aoun Ran away like a coward. Those are facts theres nothing delusional about them.

Missing cedars 12 January 2014, 14:44

Nasrallah Leads by example: where is Eid? Where are the four now five suspects of HA in harriri murder? Where are the members of HA found in Boutros Elevator ?
If anyone speaks the truth which hurts sometimes then they are accused of being American or Mossad or m14.
We move into the lies and deception, m8 forms a government and agreed with their ministers on the disassociation policy until their master in Iran and Syria gave them the signal to do the opposite, every militia called resistance turned their weapons after the war except the same liars who ignited 2006 war and currently involved the entire state in the Syrian war by destabilizing every section of the country. Open your blind mind and eyes before every non HA get armed at which point there will be no state to hide behind its shadow or rob or protect you.

Missing cedars 12 January 2014, 14:47

Are you jealous because in the sewage all you see and smell is kaka and parfumerie ouza3ee

Missing watan-libnan 12 January 2014, 17:14

How many m8 got blown up ? you have admit the evidence is against them.

Missing watan-libnan 12 January 2014, 17:18

When the evidence has proven who was responsible for this crime and if hizbollah were the instigators hizbollah will never have a place in a lebanese government