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UN Hariri tribunal could start prosecutions March 1

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon could begin prosecuting suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri on March 1, 2009 with its prosecutor's scheduled arrival at The Hague, according to a report from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Security Council. The Special Tribunal will consist of 11 international and Lebanese judges, be based at The Hague and have a budget of $51 million for its first year. The report was made Wednesday. Reuters has more. From Beirut, the Daily Star has local coverage. While no indictments have been issued, Daniel Bellemare, the Canadian prosecutor who heads the International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC), believes a criminal network was behind the plot. The investigation has increased tensions between Lebanon and Syria as several IIIC reports have implicated Syrian officials in Hariri's death.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on November 29, 2008 (boomark / email).