 UN investigators probing the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister are due to question five Syrian witnesses in Vienna next week, according to a senior UN official. The team was scheduled to interview the Syrians, whose names were not released, starting on 5 December and ending on 7 December in the Austrian capital, Ibrahim Gambari, the UN undersecretary-general for political affairs, said on Wednesday. But diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity, said later it appeared the head of the probe, German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis, would not go to Vienna to interview the five officials.
| That's probably to avoid mysterious auto accidents and/or plane crashes on the way... |
| And lemme guess. They'll have all the meetings in windowless rooms on the first floor. |
Instead he would send other investigators from his team. Gambari was not immediately available for comment.
"Fritz, I forgive you for grabbing my wife's butt at last year's Christmas party."
"Oh! Thanks, boss! I really am sorry and..."
"I'm sending you to Vienna for the Hariri investigation!" |
Gambari also told a news conference he expected the investigation into the 14 February killing of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri in Beirut to continue past its 15 December deadline "with or without Mehlis". He said the prosecutor may have other commitments and would not want to serve indefinitely.
| Carla's probably willing to serve indefinitely. |
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