Special Tribunal for Lebanon Responds To Hezbollah’s Efforts To Discredit It

Fatima Issawi, spokeswoman for the tribunal responds to Hezbollah’s attacks.

Experience of other international tribunals has shown that the results of the work of such institutions speak for themselves and contradict the unsubstantiated allegations of hostile interference [..] We are convinced that this will also happen in the case of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL).

What she’s saying is: “Don’t jump the gun. Wait and see”. The Idea is that the tribunal will make its case using hard evidence and well researched proofs.

In my opinion, this is not enough. Hezbollah’s campaign is hitting at the heart of the Tribunal’s credibility. It’s a political campaign which aims to create doubt in people’s minds of the STL’s trustworthiness. No matter how persuasive facts are, if you don’t trust the person telling those facts, you won’t be convinced.