Spokesman: Bellemare Might Issue Indictment Against those Throwing Accusations at the STL

Special Tribunal for Lebanon Persecutor Daniel Bellemare might issue an indictment against parties throwing accusations at the STL, the court’s spokesman Marten Youssef said.

Youssef told al-Mustaqbal daily published Saturday that judicial authorities at the tribunal are hearing the accusations made against the court but this does not affect the work procedure of any of the involved judges.

“Bellemare however could resort to accusing or issuing an indictment against those making the accusations,” he said.

“We can’t expect any measure from him in this regard but the court is seriously looking at these accusations,” he added.

Youssef reiterated that the STL is expecting Lebanon to implement its international commitments and take the necessary measures to find the four suspects accused of involvement in ex-Premier Rafik Hariri’s Feb. 2005 assassination.

“Not providing evidence in the indictment doesn’t mean there is no such evidence,” he said to refute Hizbullah’s claim that the indictment issued by the STL against four of its members was baseless after it relied on the circumstantial evidence of telecom data.

The tribunal will work on presenting the evidence when the trials start, Youssef added.