Former PM Saad Hariri claims Hezbollah, Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah behind ’personal hatred campaigns’ against him

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri accused on Saturday Hezbollah and its Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah of standing behind what he called ‘personal hatred campaigns’ against him and the whole Hariri family.

A statement issued by Hariri’s press office claimed that “some media campaigns against him are ongoing attempts aimed at attacking everything related to ex-Premier Rafiq Hariri, his family, and political and national approach.”

The press office said that “these campaigns are fabricated and organized by well-known media outlets, in a series of steps that began with Rafiq Hariri and are today working on completing it.”

The statement went on to claim that these campaigns are adopted and sponsored by Hezbollah and Sayyed Nasrallah, “who chose to reply to Hariri through their media tools by expressing personal hatred to everything that relates to Hariri and his family.”

The press office stressed that all the “fabricated” published news will not change the truth. “However, ex-Premier Saad Hariri is keen to continue his commitment to justice and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon probing the 2005 assassination of former PM Rafiq Hariri,” added the statement.