The Appeals Chamber of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) issued a unanimous opinion Wednesday rejecting the Prosecutor’s appeal of the recent decision by the Pre-Trial Judge, Daniel Fransen, relating to the request by former General Security chief Jamil al-Sayyed for access to documents about his detention by the Lebanese authorities.
According to an STL press release, “the Appeals Chamber also found that the STL has jurisdiction to consider Sayyed’s request and determined that Sayyed has legal grounds to bring this application before the Tribunal. “
“The Pre-Trial Judge will now decide on the merits of Sayyed’s application, specifically whether Sayyed should have access to the documents that he believes are held by the Tribunal’s Prosecutor,” the statement said.
STL President Antonio Cassese rejected Sayyed’s motion last Friday to disqualify Judges Ralph Riachi and Afif Shamseddine from the hearing on STL Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare’s appeal.
Sayyed was arrested in 2005 on suspicion of involvement in former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s assassination and was released in 2009 due to lack of evidence. In March 2010, he requested that the tribunal give him access to his investigation files so that he could take legal action against witnesses he says gave false testimony against him.
According to an STL press release, “the Appeals Chamber also found that the STL has jurisdiction to consider Sayyed’s request and determined that Sayyed has legal grounds to bring this application before the Tribunal. “
“The Pre-Trial Judge will now decide on the merits of Sayyed’s application, specifically whether Sayyed should have access to the documents that he believes are held by the Tribunal’s Prosecutor,” the statement said.
STL President Antonio Cassese rejected Sayyed’s motion last Friday to disqualify Judges Ralph Riachi and Afif Shamseddine from the hearing on STL Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare’s appeal.
Sayyed was arrested in 2005 on suspicion of involvement in former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s assassination and was released in 2009 due to lack of evidence. In March 2010, he requested that the tribunal give him access to his investigation files so that he could take legal action against witnesses he says gave false testimony against him.
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