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Lebanon Informs STL of its Failure to Detain Any of the Four Suspects
2011-08-10
[An Nahar] The Lebanese authorities have reported to the Special Tribunal for Leb on the measures that they have taken to search for, arrest, and transfer those accused in the February 14, 2005 liquidation of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, said the STL press office in a statement.

Lebanese Prosecutor General Saeed Mirza submitted his report Tuesday, it added.

He stated that so far none of the four people who are accused has been jugged, it reported.

"The President of the STL, Judge Antonio Cassese, will now consider the report carefully and will in due course make a determination on the next steps," continued the court statement.

"Leb's obligation under U.N. Security Council Resolution 1757 to arrest, detain and transfer the accused continues," it concluded.

In June, the STL issued the first phase of its indictment, along with four arrest warrants against four Hizbullah members suspected of being involved in Hariri's liquidation.

Leb had some 30 days to hand over the suspects.

For its part, Hizbullah had repeatedly announced that it would not cooperate with the STL, deeming it an American and Israeli product.

Posted by:Fred

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