Why Lebanon’s Rafik Hariri tribunal must be funded until it completes its mandate
The STL was launched in 2009 to prosecute those behind the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri
Closing the tribunal could have dangerous implications for Lebanon and international criminal justice as a whole
Updated 06 June 2021
June 05, 2021 22:42
NEW YORK CITY / BEIRUT: With the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) facing a severe financial crisis and the threat of imminent shutdown, it is imperative to highlight the significance of its recent judgment and the critical importance of permitting the tribunal to complete its mandate.
Shutting down the STL now, on the eve of its second major trial, would send a wrong and dangerous message with implications for international criminal justice as a whole and especially for Lebanon.
Chennai Air Customs recovers 1 36 kg gold from aircraft toilet aninews.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aninews.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
He expected to be gone a few months. But more than a year later, he’s still in India, locked out by New Zealand’s strict border rules. His mother died in July 2020. Singh got a post-study work visa after finishing his business management qualification and was managing a Domino’s Pizza branch before he had to leave at short notice.
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Ashandeep Singh flew back to India to visit his dying mother, and has been stuck there since. In September, the Government said some visa holders who had been stuck overseas during the pandemic could come back, provided they had lived in New Zealand for two years prior and had kept their jobs.
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Air Customs officials seized 1.72 kgs of gold from domestic passengers
One man was arrested after he was found with gold hidden in a sock in his pocket
Chennai: Air Customs officials seized 1.72 kgs of gold on Wednesday (April 7) worth Rs 79.78 lakhs from two domestic passengers who arrived in the Chennai city.
In both cases, the passengers had collected the gold which was hidden in their flights, which had flown in from International destinations.
Officials said that 22 gold cut bits weighing 1.28 kg valued at Rs 59.18 lakhs were recovered and seized from Mohammed Anas, who had flown in from Thiruvananthapuram.
He had hidden the gold in a sock, kept in his pant pocket. On questioning, he revealed on having collected the gold which was concealed under the seat of his aircraft.
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