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Clinton: Hezbollah can’t stop UN tribunal

14 November 2010 04:40 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodhman Clinton has calimed that Hezbollah cannot stop the UN court investigating the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister, APA reports quoting â€œTehran Timesâ€.
Clinton’s remarks came in an interview with Lebanon’s An-Nahar newspaper, published on Friday.

The Netherlands-based tribunal is expected to issue indictments soon, and speculation that members of the Hezbollah could be targeted has fueled fears of violence and a political crisis in the country. Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, who says the court is biased, has said he expects members of his group to be indicted.

â€œHezbollah should know that resorting once again to violence in Lebanon runs completely counter to the interests of the Lebanese people, the interests of the region, and of the United States,â€ Clinton said.

â€œThey should also know that if the goal of violence is to stop the tribunal, it won’t work,â€ she added.

Clinton said â€œintimidation or threatsâ€ from Hezbollah should not be tolerated.

â€œThe problem in Lebanon is not the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. The problem is that some are threatening violence in order to try to stop justice,â€ she said in the interview.

Clinton also said Syria’s behavior â€œhas not met our hopes and expectationsâ€ over the past 20 months.

â€œSyria’s actions have not met its international obligations. Syria can still choose another path and we hope that it does,â€ Clinton said.