Lebanese Government Approved International Tribunal for Rafik Hariri

Lebanese Gov't Approved International Tribunal for Rafik Hariri

2006-11-26 13:34:58 CRIENGLISH.com

The Lebanese government on Saturday approved an international tribunal for suspects in the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.

Last-ditch attempts to reach a compromise between the government and the Hezbollah, appeared to fail as the cabinet moved forward with its meeting for a UN created court.

Ghazi Aridi, Lebanese Minister of Information made the announcement after cabinet voting:

"The cabinet approved the creation of an international tribunal between Lebanon and the United Nations and authorised the Justice Minister to sign this agreement with the United Nations and also to send this approval to the Lebanese Parliament for authorisation.''

The court, which will sit outside Lebanon and have a majority of non-Lebanese judges, is to try four Lebanese generals.

Hariri's death was the first in a string of attacks that killed five other prominent anti-Syrian figures - with Gemayel the most recent, in a daytime shooting on Tuesday.

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