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| Ban Condemns Tribunal Rhetoric, Calls for Respecting Court's Integrity |
| 2010-12-19 |
| [An Nahar] U.N. chief the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the political rhetoric and statements criticizing the Special Tribunal for Leb and urged the world to respect the court's integrity. "I have made my position loud and clear, that this is an international independent judicial system. Nobody can interfere and nobody can prejudge the outcome of judiciary proceedings," Ban told a presser in New York on Friday. "The international community must respect the integrity" of the tribunal, he said. About the rhetoric over the tribunal, Ban said: "It is not desirable, and I have been discussing this matter with many leaders, not only in the region, but other key leaders, including Quartet members." "They are all supporting the work of the Special Tribunal on Leb," Ban told news hounds, adding that the entire world should back it, so that the judges and the prosecutor could carry out their responsibilities as mandated by the Security Council resolutions. |
| Posted by:Fred |