Wednesday, July 20, 2011

STL Press release - The President of the Tripoli Bar Association visits the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

Leidschendam, 20 July 2011 – Mr Bassam DAYE, the President of the Bar Association of Tripoli in North Lebanon, paid a two-day official visit to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on 18 and 19 July at the invitation of the Defence Office.
Mr DAYE held talks with the Vice-President of the Tribunal, Mr Ralph RIACHY, with the Pre-Trial Judge, Mr Daniel FRANSEN, and the Prosecutor, Mr Daniel BELLEMARE.
Following the confirmation of an indictment by the Pre-Trial Judge, the Head of Defence Office, Mr François ROUX, explained to the President of the Tripoli Bar Association the mechanisms that have been put in place to assist the future defence teams.
President DAYE also attended a hearing at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and met representatives from the International Criminal Court and the International Bar Association after visiting the Peace Palace.
At the end of his visit, Mr DAYE commented: "I am glad to have had the opportunity to put to senior Tribunal officials the questions that many Lebanese people have been asking themselves. I stressed the need to guarantee the rights of the accused in order to render justice equitably. The reception I was given has strengthened my desire to develop constructive exchanges with the actors involved in international criminal justice."
 

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