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| Lebanon tribunal head expects more indictments | |
| 2011-02-12 | |
The president of the UN-backed Lebanon tribunal said on Friday he expected the prosecutor to submit more indictments.
The prosecutor issued a draft indictment last month over the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister. The long-expected move set off a political crisis in Lebanon, where the militant Shi’ite group Hezbollah and its allies toppled the government of Hariri’s son, Saad al-Hariri. The contents of the draft indictment, which are now being reviewed by pre-trial judge Daniel Fransen, have not been revealed. But Lebanese officials and Western diplomats expect the court to accuse members of Hezbollah of involvement in the assassination. Details of the charge sheet may not emerge for several more weeks, when Fransen is expected to decide whether there is enough evidence to proceed with a trial. However, Judge Antonio Cassese, the president of the United Nations-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, said in a statement on Friday that further indictments were likely. “The president has every confidence that the prosecutor and his office are working professionally and expects that further indictments will be submitted to the pre-trial judge in due course,” Cassese said. The tribunal declined to comment further. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |