Post by maxell on Jul 12, 2007 16:40:59 GMT -5
Brammertz Full Report
Exclusive - 2007 / 7 / 12
Eighth English Report of the international investigation commission established pursuant to security council 1595 (2005), 1636 (2005), 1644 (2005), 1686 (2006) and 1748 (2007).
Lebanon's worsening political and security situation is likely to have a negative impact on the U.N. probe in the 2005 murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafik Hariri, according to a U.N. report released Thursday.
The 20-page document, which reviews progress made by the enquiry commission led by Belgian prosecutor Serge Brammertz since its March report, expressed concern about the deteriorating environment in Lebanon over the past few months.
"Although the commission -- in close cooperation with the Lebanese authorities -- has put in place mitigating measures to protect its staff and premises, the deterioration in the political and security environment is likely to have a negative effect on the Commission's activities in the coming months," it warned.
The report, which was made available to the 15 members of the U.N. Security Council, pointed to the ongoing fighting between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants as well as to the assassination of Lebanese anti-Syrian lawmaker Walid Eido and the attack on a convoy of U.N. peacekeepers that left six of them dead in south Lebanon last month.
The report also took note of the coming into force of the international tribunal to try suspects in the Hariri murder in line with a Security Council resolution adopted May 30.
"In light of the establishment of the special tribunal for Lebanon...The Commission has taken several steps to facilitate the handover from the Commission to the Special Tribunal at a time when the latter shall begin functioning," the report said.
Hariri, who was a leading opponent of Syrian domination of Lebanon, was killed along with 22 others in a massive bomb blast in Beirut on February 14, 2005.
Syria was widely blamed for the Hariri killing but has denied involvement.:
click here to download the full report:
www.14march.org/Admin/images/movie_images/report8.pdf
Exclusive - 2007 / 7 / 12
Eighth English Report of the international investigation commission established pursuant to security council 1595 (2005), 1636 (2005), 1644 (2005), 1686 (2006) and 1748 (2007).
Lebanon's worsening political and security situation is likely to have a negative impact on the U.N. probe in the 2005 murder of Lebanese ex-premier Rafik Hariri, according to a U.N. report released Thursday.
The 20-page document, which reviews progress made by the enquiry commission led by Belgian prosecutor Serge Brammertz since its March report, expressed concern about the deteriorating environment in Lebanon over the past few months.
"Although the commission -- in close cooperation with the Lebanese authorities -- has put in place mitigating measures to protect its staff and premises, the deterioration in the political and security environment is likely to have a negative effect on the Commission's activities in the coming months," it warned.
The report, which was made available to the 15 members of the U.N. Security Council, pointed to the ongoing fighting between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants as well as to the assassination of Lebanese anti-Syrian lawmaker Walid Eido and the attack on a convoy of U.N. peacekeepers that left six of them dead in south Lebanon last month.
The report also took note of the coming into force of the international tribunal to try suspects in the Hariri murder in line with a Security Council resolution adopted May 30.
"In light of the establishment of the special tribunal for Lebanon...The Commission has taken several steps to facilitate the handover from the Commission to the Special Tribunal at a time when the latter shall begin functioning," the report said.
Hariri, who was a leading opponent of Syrian domination of Lebanon, was killed along with 22 others in a massive bomb blast in Beirut on February 14, 2005.
Syria was widely blamed for the Hariri killing but has denied involvement.:
click here to download the full report:
www.14march.org/Admin/images/movie_images/report8.pdf
