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UNITED NATIONS (AP) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended the mandate of the international tribunal that investigated the 2005 assassination ....
UNITED NATIONS (AP) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended the mandate of the international tribunal that investigated the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former prime minister Rafik Hariri until the end of the year to complete non-judicial functions so it can cease operation. ....
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) Appeals judges at an international tribunal sentenced two members of the militant Hezbollah group to life imprisonment ....
by Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press Posted Feb 25, 2021 5:40 pm EDT Last Updated Feb 25, 2021 at 6:55 pm EDT CAMEROON, Cameroon U.N. Secretary General has extended the U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former prime minister Rafik Hariri for two years and reaffirmed the United Nations’ commitment to support its work in bringing to justice those responsible for major crimes, the United Nations said Thursday. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the extension will begin on March 1 and will last until the Special Tribunal for Lebanon completes its cases or exhausts available funds. The Valentine’s Day 2005 truck bombing on Beirut’s seafront that killed former prime minister Hariri and 21 others and injured 226 sparked huge protests against Syria, which was widely seen as culpable. Damascus denied involvement but was forced to withdraw its troops from Lebanon after 29 years there. ....
Friday, 26 February, 2021 - 07:30 Washington - Ali Barada United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres extended on Thursday the mandate of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) for a further period of two years. “The UNSC extended the Tribunal’s mandate from 1 March 2021 for a further period of two years, or until the completion of the cases before the STL, if sooner, or until the exhaustion of available funds, if sooner. The extension is in accordance with Security Council resolution 1757 (2007),” a statement by UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said. Guterres reaffirmed the UN commitment to support the STL in the fight against impunity for the crimes under its jurisdiction, in order to bring those responsible to justice. ....