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UN: Mandate of Special Tribunal for Lebanon extended for 3 more years

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Former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri was assassinated in downtown Beirut on February 14, 2005
Former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri was assassinated in downtown Beirut on February 14, 2005

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has extended the mandate of the United Nations-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), which was set up to try those responsible for the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri and 22 others, for a period of three years from 1 March 2015.

Mr. Hariri and the others were killed on 14 February 2005 after a massive car bomb exploded as his motorcade passed through central Beirut.

Five accused have been indicted over the killing. The trial in absentia began in January 2014 and is currently ongoing.

The Tribunal, based near The Hague in the Netherlands, was established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1757 (2007) following the request of the Government of Lebanon for a tribunal of international character to try all those alleged responsible for the attack.

In a note issued to the media, Mr. Ban reaffirmed the commitment of the UN to support the work of the Tribunal to bring those responsible to justice and to ensure that impunity for such major crimes will not be tolerated.

The UN looks forward to the continued support and cooperation of the Government of Lebanon, the note added.

Wanted posters for the four Hezbollah men indicted in 2011 in the 2005 murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri
Wanted posters for  four of the  Hezbollah men indicted in 2011 in the 2005 murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri

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6 responses to “UN: Mandate of Special Tribunal for Lebanon extended for 3 more years”

  1. The real lebanese Avatar
    The real lebanese

    The fact that they are ready for it to go on for another three years,.. -.-zzzz

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Gotta admit THAT seems weird. But Lawyer-nerds ALWAYS know how to drag things out … there’s 1000 reasons for delays of cases … adjournments to print out documents, find missing records, colds, flu, hurt foot from skiing … that sort of thing. And of course, the schedules of ALL including court-room space and all the security services and the witnesses have to line up perfectly … maybe with the moon too. When it involves politicians it REALLY takes some planning … Really ‘important people’ (not you and I) must have all their ‘rights’ considered, of course, (except in Egypt) when there’s ‘Big Bucks’ involved in finding the ‘confessions’. And The Courts Of The Hague don’t handle triflingly small cases. I wonder how many actual days (of 4 hours) they have had IN SESSION? There must be thousands of hours collection speeches behind the scenes for the ‘news’.
      Some can live a lifetime, before verdicts are made on how they took one.
      This event took 22 and maimed or injured 200 – who, it was nice to note, are mentioned sometimes.

      1. Maborlz Ez-Hari Avatar
        Maborlz Ez-Hari

        You think that’s bad, try evicting a stubborn tenant from a rental property! All tribunals are the same.

  2. khaled abdelmajid Avatar
    khaled abdelmajid

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