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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Poirot quits the International Criminal Court
2007-06-17
Acting Minister of Foreign affairs Tarek Mitri , has reported that Belgian Prosecutor Serge Brammertz has resigned from his post at the International Criminal Court to focus on the UN investigation of the murder of Lebanon's former Prime Minster Rafik Hariri . Brammertz, inspected on Friday the crime scene where MP Walid Eido was killed. Brammertz's visit to the site was "a preliminary measure before taking future steps," a security report said on Friday.

Brammertz, along with a number of investigators and experts, was accompanied by Military Prosecutor Jean Fahd and Military Investigative Magistrate Rashid Mezher. Brammertz also inspected the damage to nearby buildings and vehicles, the report said. The initiative of the Belgian prosecutor came in response to prime Minister Fouad Siniora's appeal to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to add Eido's murder to the UN investigation. Ban then asked Brammertz to offer the Lebanese authorities the necessary assistance, a security source said "Brammertz and State Prosecutor Saeed Mirza are expected to announce soon the steps to be taken by the Lebanese judiciary and the international probe," said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Brammertz called for "keeping a close watch" over the crime scene in Manara area until his team ended its inspection, the source added. Another security source said a Dutch team of explosives experts is expected to arrive in Beirut "soon" to inspect the crime scene. "The team already visited Lebanon following Hariri's assassination," said the source, also speaking on condition of anonymity.

Mezher continued to interrogate witnesses Friday, but no one has been arrested yet in connection with the explosion, judicial reports said.
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