April 23, 2010 - Naharnet - Ban Names Committee Members Who Would Select STL Judges

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has announced his intent to appoint a committee tasked with selecting magistrates for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.Ban has informed the Security Council of his intent to appoint Egyptian Judge Mohammed Amin al-Mehdi and his Norwegian colleague Eric Moss to the Committee tasked with selecting magistrates who will be in charge of the trial of the murderers of former PM Rafik Hariri. Ban has also informed the Security Council that the Committee will soon hold its first meeting.