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September 14, 2010

Now Lebanon - Ban: STL has made progress despite rising tension - September 14, 2010

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) has made progress and is not in any danger despite the rising political tension between Lebanese parties, An-Nahar newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Tension is high in Lebanon following reports that the STL will soon issue its indictment into the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. According to Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah last month, the STL is an Israeli project that will indict Hezbollah members.

However, Ban said that the tribunal’s probe is an independent judicial process that has nothing to do with statements of political figures.

When asked about Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s statement last week that previous accusations Syria was behind PM Rafik Hariri’s assassination were political in nature, the UN chief said that “the issue is being investigated.” However, he refused to comment further on the subject.
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