Tribunal probes death of Hariri

HEZBOLLAH yesterday denounced a UN decision to form an international tribunal on former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s assassination as a “violation” of the nation’s sovereignty.

“The resolution, as much as it constitutes a violation of the Lebanese state and an attack on its internal affairs, it is contrary to legal rules and the charters and principles of the United Nations and the objectives for which it was established to achieve,” said a statement issued by the group.

The UN Security Council voted on Wednesday night to approve the tribunal, bypassing Lebanon’s parliament. which failed to meet to endorse it.