UK’s Blacklisting of Hezbollah Lacks Legal Basis: IHRC Chief
Speaking to IQNA, Shajareh said Hezbollah’s growing popularity in Lebanon and at the international level has been the reason behind the decision.
He added that some Zionist organizations in Britain see the rising popularity of the resistance movement not only among Muslims but also with non-Muslims as a threat.
Shajareh said Hezbollah can mount a legal challenge against the decision in court.
He went on to say that the IHRC is also going to pursue the issue from a legal point of view.
UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid said on Monday that the government will designate the entire Hezbollah organization as a “terrorist” entity as of Friday subject to the approval of the parliament.
Javid, an extreme right-wing politician of Pakistani origin, said the UK government was no longer able to maintain a distinction between Hezbollah’s political and military activities and thus will include the group’s political unit in its blacklist.
“Hezbollah is continuing in its attempts to destabilize the fragile situation in the Middle East – and we are no longer able to distinguish between their already banned military wing and the political party,” said Javid, adding, “Because of this, I have taken the decision to proscribe the group in its entirety,” he added in a statement.
Britain has become increasingly angered by Hezbollah’s role in an anti-militancy campaign in Syria, where London has for the past eight years supported terrorist groups opposed to the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
