The Special Tribunal for
Lebanon Prosecution and Defense counsel have been asked to file written
submissions to the Appeals Chamber on the crime of "criminal
association" (under Article 335 of the Lebanese Criminal Code), announced
the STL in a statement on Thursday.
The parties have until
March 15 to submit their arguments to the Appeals Chamber along with arguments
on whether an oral hearing should take place, it explained.
The Defense Office has
also been invited to comment on how this matter may affect the rights of the
accused, it said.
The Prosecution asked in
February for the addition of the count of "criminal association" to
the indictment.
Pre-Trial Judge Daniel
Fransen is reviewing the Prosecution’s filing and has requested the Appeals
Chamber to define the crime of “criminal association”, added the STL statement.
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