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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