President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Judge Antonio Cassese clarified what was published by the English-language Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star on Monday, May 17 that STL Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare could file charges by the end of the year.
"On the issue of when an indictment might be forthcoming, I am afraid I did not express myself correctly. What I in fact intended to say was that there are indications the Prosecutor might submit an indictment by December 2010. I am sorry that I unwillingly caused this misunderstanding. Let me also add that of course the issuance of an indictment will depend on when the Prosecutor determines there is enough evidence to support the submission of an indictment," Cassese said in a clarification published by the same newspaper on Wednesday.
On Monday, a front-page article published by The Daily Star quoted Cassese as saying: "Prosecutor Bellemare announced that he is likely to issue an indictment between September and December of this year."
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