Naharnet - Pre-Trial Judge Decrees STL has Jurisdiction to Rule on Sayyed's Request to Access Material in Hariri Case - September 17, 2010

The Pre-Trial Judge in the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Daniel Fransen, issued an order on Friday in which he determined that the Tribunal has jurisdiction to rule on Major General Jamil Sayyed's application for access to certain materials in the case of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
The STL said in a statement: "He also decided that Sayyed had standing to address the Tribunal. However, after recalling that an individual's right to access his criminal file is a basic one, Judge Fransen noted that the exercise of this right could be limited, in particular where it might compromise ongoing investigations, undermine fundamental interests or affect national or international security."

"He then ordered Sayyed and the Prosecutor to submit to him, no later than 1 October 2010, their observations concerning the application of these limitations to the present case," it continued.