The President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Sir Judge David
Baragwanath held talks on Wednesday with General Prosecutor Saeed Mirza at the
Justice Palace, reported the National News Agency.
Baragwanath thanked the Lebanese government and judiciary for
their cooperation with the tribunal, starting with the initial investigation
into the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
The STL president was accompanied by his deputy Judge Ralph
Riachi.
For his part, Mirza thanked the president and his team for their
cooperation in the investigation.
The officials were then given a tour of the general prosecution’s
wing dedicated to the tribunal.
Baragwanath had arrived in Lebanon on Sunday.
He held separate talks on Monday with President Michel Suleiman
and Prime Minister Najib Miqati.
NNA had reported that Suleiman discussed with Baragwanath at the
Baabda Palace the progress of the STL’s work and the previous indictments it
had issued.
Baragwanath was elected STL president after Judge Antonio Cassese
stepped down in October 2011 on health grounds. Cassese later passed away.
The tribunal, set up by the U.N. Security Council at the request
of a past Lebanese government to try those responsible for the assassination of
Hariri in 2005, announced in February that it will put four Hizbullah members
on trial even though they have not yet been detained.
Arrest warrants have been issued for the four members -- Salim
Ayyash, Mustafa Badreddine, Hussein Oneissi, and Assad Sabra.
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