September 16, 2009 - Naharnet - Bellemare to Keep Investigation Confidential to Surprise Criminals

Special Tribunal for Lebanon Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare said he was optimistic about the probe into the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri and stressed on the confidentiality of investigations to surprise the criminals.
"I will keep the investigation confidential to maintain the element of surprise in the face of criminals who closely follow up the issues," Bellemare said in interviews given to several media outlets. Bellemare on Tuesday said the four generals, who were released from Roumieh prison in April, could be called to appear at the court if evidence was found against them in the Hariri murder case."We will knock on their doors if we have evidence against them," Bellemare said. In answering a question as to whether the four generals would be summoned to the court, Bellemare said: "The answer is simple. The generals haven't been prosecuted in order to be found innocent. They were released because we don't have enough evidence against them to keep them in prison."