Special Tribunal for Lebanon President Judge David Baragwanath is
expected to preside a confidential meeting for the Appeals Chamber at 10:00 am
Wednesday, al-Akhbar newspaper reported.
The meeting is set to tackle the defense team’s reservations on
the final date set for the trials in absentia before receiving the complete
accusation files.
According to the daily, STL Prosecutor Norman Farrell had
previously informed Pre-trial Judge Daniel Fransen and head of the STL Defense
Office Francois Roux that he will not hand over all the information that reveal
the identity of the witnesses in order to maintain their safety.
The tribunal announced in February that it will try the four men
accused of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 21
others in a massive suicide car bomb blast in 2005.
The STL sent arrest warrants for Salim Ayyash, Mustafa Badreddine,
Hussein Oneissi and Assad Sabra to Lebanese authorities on June 30, and
Interpol issued a "red notice" in July.
Lebanese authorities have however failed to arrest them.
According to media reports, the trials are expected to kick off at
the end of 2012.
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