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| U.N. Chief Says 'Nobody Can Interfere' in STL Work |
| 2010-10-07 |
| [An Nahar] U.N. Secretary General the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday strongly reaffirmed U.N. backing for the Special Tribunal for Leb. "I urge all Lebanese not to interfere in its work -- I reaffirm our belief in the importance of the tribunal. It has a mandate, its own role. We will strive so that it can go on with its work," the U.N. chief said. Tensions have risen over the possibility that the special international court could indict members of Hizbullah, which some fear could create civil strife between Shiites and Sunnis. Ban stressed that "nobody can interfere" in the work of the STL or "prejudge" the outcome of its mission. "Peace and stability should be one thing but the work of the tribunal must go on," he said. |
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