 The Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan today condemned the murder of Gibran Tueni, a politician and journalist in Lebanon, as Council members received the report of Detlev Mehlis, head of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) probing the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
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Earlier today, a spokesman for Mr. Annan said he was âshocked and dismayedâ to learn about the murder of Mr. Tueni, who he hailed as âa tireless advocate of a sovereign Lebanon and free press.â Three others were also killed in the blast, which spokesman Stephane Dujarric called âcold-blooded murder.â He said it was âthe latest in a vicious campaign against Lebanese citizens, journalists, political leaders and their right to freedom of expression.â |