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Khmer Rouge Tribunal Splits War Crimes Trial

Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
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A United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia says four ex-Khmer Rouge leaders charged with genocide in the deaths of up to 2 million people will first face prosecution individually for crimes against humanity, in a move to speed up proceedings. The tribunal move, announced Thursday, separates the trials of the four senior surviving members of the […]

Expert: Khmer Rouge Defendant May Have Alzheimer’s

Posted August 29th, 2011 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
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A medical expert told Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge tribunal Monday that one of its four defendants is suffering from memory loss and may have Alzheimer’s disease. The report from geriatric expert John Campbell means that Ieng Thirith, the Khmer Rouge’s former social affairs minister, may be found unfit to stand trial for her role in the […]

Lebanon Tribunal Head Urges Hariri Murder Suspects to Appear

Posted August 11th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
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The head of the U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri has urged the four suspects in the case to appear before the tribunal, and stressed the proceedings will be conducted fairly. Judge Antonio Cassese issued a statement Thursday saying it may be possible for the four men to […]

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Lebanon Tribunal Names 4 Suspects in Hariri Murder

Posted July 29th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
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A United Nations-backed tribunal has released the names of four men wanted for the 2005 murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon identified the suspects Friday as Salim Jamil Ayyash, Mustafa Amine Badreddine, Hussein Hassan Oneissi and Assad Hassan Sabra. The four are members of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant […]

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Former Lebanese PM Urges Hezbollah Cooperation in Hariri Probe

Posted July 12th, 2011 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has urged Lebanon to arrest four Hezbollah members accused in his father’s 2005 murder, saying the Iranian-backed Shi’ite militant group cannot change the course of justice. Mr. Hariri warned Tuesday that Lebanon “will pay the price” if Hezbollah refuses to turn over members of the group indicted for the […]

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Lebanon’s Former PM Critical of Handling of Hariri Probe

Posted July 12th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says if his government were still in power, it would have made efforts to search for the Hezbollah suspects indicted by a U.N.-backed tribunal in the investigation of his father’s death. Mr. Hariri spoke Tuesday in Paris during a television interview . He also described current Lebanese Prime Minister […]

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Lebanon Tribunal Wants Victim Participation in Hariri Case

Posted July 12th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
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A U.N.-backed special tribunal has offered victims of the 2005 attack that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri a chance to participate in the trial and help in seeking compensation. The tribunal issued a statement Tuesday that says people who suffered “physical, mental or material harm” from the attack can apply to take part […]

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Lebanon: Interpol Issues ‘Red Alerts’ for Hariri Murder Suspects

Posted July 10th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
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The U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon says Interpol has issued its highest-level international alerts for four suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The court’s Beirut spokesman, Martin Youssef, said Sunday that Interpol circulated the so-called “red notices” against each of the accused at the request of the Netherlands-based tribunal. […]

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Timeline: Investigating Lebanon’s 2005 Hariri Assassination

Posted June 30th, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
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February 14, 2005 – Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, an opponent of Syria’s occupation of Lebanon, is killed in a bomb attack targeting his motorcade in Beirut. Twenty-two other people also die. Lebanon’s pro-Western opposition accuses Syria and its allies in the Lebanese security services. The bombing triggers anti-Syria street protests, known as the […]

Timeline: Investigating Lebanon’s 2005 Hariri Assassination

Posted June 30th, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
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February 14, 2005 – Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, an opponent of Syria’s occupation of Lebanon, is killed in a bomb attack targeting his motorcade in Beirut. Twenty-two other people also die. Lebanon’s pro-Western opposition accuses Syria and its allies in the Lebanese security services. The bombing triggers anti-Syria street protests, known as the […]

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