LEIDSCHENDAM (NETHERLANDS) – The judge of a special tribunal said on Tuesday that there is no evidence to prove that Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, or Syria were involved in the 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
The Special Tribunal read the verdict in the trial of four Hezbollah members booked for conspiracy to kill the former prime minister and 21 others.
“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 while reading out a gist of the 2,600 page verdict.
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