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| STL Registrar: Bellemare Submitted Indictment to Fransen, Contents Remain Confidential |
| 2011-01-18 |
| [An Nahar] Special Tribunal for Leb Registrar, Herman von Hebel, confirmed that the tribunal prosecutor has submitted an indictment to and supporting materials to pre-trial judge Daniel Fransen. "The documents, which relate to the liquidation of Rafik Hariri and others, were handed to the Registry at 16:35PM (local time) on Monday," said a statement issued by the STL. "They will now be reviewed by Pre-Trial Judge, Daniel Fransen," it said. "Contents of the indictment remain confidential at this stage," the STL added. Earlier Monday, STL front man Crispin Thorold denied a report published by Leb's Al-Markaziya news agency that said Bellemare had submitted his indictments to Fransen. Al-Markaziya said Bellemare on Monday submitted his indictments to Fransen. "We deny the report," Thorold told Al-Jadid TV, adding that when the indictment is filed the STL will issue a statement. "Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare today handed his indictments to pre-trial judge Daniel Fransen after completion of his investigation into the liquidation of Rafik Hariri," Al-Markaziya said. Al-Markaziya said Fransen will begin his review of the case to determine whether to accept or reject Bellemare's findings. In another statement issued later by the STL, it said Bellemare will address the significance of the filing of his indictment to Fransen in a videotaped statement to be issued on Tuesday. |
| Posted by:Fred |