| Of course he does. And most of all, he prefers to live. |
A senior Hezbollah member was among four people named in an indictment by the UN-backed tribunal investigating Hariri's 2005 assassination. The group denies any role in the killing and has vowed never to turn over any of its members.
Druze leader Walid Jumblatt called for stability over justice. He pointed to widespread fears that the case could further divide the country, which has been recovering from decades of bloodshed, including a 15-year civil war that ended in 1990 and recent sectarian battles.
"As much as justice is important for the martyrs and the wounded, so too civil peace and stability is the hoped — for future," he said at a news conference. "Civil peace is more important than anything else."
Jumblatt's support is crucial if Lebanese authorities are to cooperate with prosecutors of the international court, which issued the indictments on Thursday. Lebanese authorities have until the end of July to serve the indictments on suspects or execute arrest warrants. If they fail, the court can then order the indictment published and advertised in local media.
One of the people named is Mustafa Badreddine, believed to have been Hezbollah's deputy military commander. The other suspects are: Salim Ayyash, also known as Abu Salim; Assad Sabra and Hassan Anise, who changed his name to Hassan Issa, according to a Lebanese judicial official who did not want to be identified.