The prosecutor at the U.N.-backed tribunal in The Hague seeking the killers of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri asked Hezbollah's leader on Monday to assist his investigation. Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gave a televised speech on Saturday, his first response to the U.N. tribunals issued indictments, dismissing them as a failed attempt to sow strife and bring down Lebanon's new Hezbollah-backed government. During his speech, Nasrallah showed documents and videos aimed at portraying the investigation into Hariri's killing as both corrupt and biased against Hezbollah. The prosecutor also asked for any other information and documents that would assist the tribunal. Nasrallah also showed pictures of documents which he said showed that 97 computers used by investigators had been shipped out of Lebanon via Israel, instead of directly from Beirut's airport or seaport, to the tribunal's headquarters in the Netherlands.

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