Victims seek participation in tribunal process if indictment approved
BEIRUT: The head of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s Victim Participation Unit visited the Beirut Bar Association Thursday, where he held talks with association chief Amal Haddad.
Judge Alain Grellet said that his first visit to the association aimed at seeking support for the formation of a victims committee to be ready to participate in tribunal procedures following pre-trial Judge Daniel Fransen’s expected approval of the indictment handed to him by the court’s General Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare in January.
“If the indictment is approved, the court will commence its functions and the victims committee should be represented in it,” Grellet said.
Grellet, who said that the court’s operations were independent from any Lebanese authority, noted his itinerary included visiting the head of the North Lebanon Bar Association, Bassam Dayeh, Justice Ministry officials, and lawyers tasked with working on forming the committee.
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