Friday, March 2, 2012

Media Advisory – STL President answers frequently asked questions on video

Leidschendam, 1 March 2012 – The first public statements by Judge Sir David Baragwanath, the Tribunal's President, on a number of key issues including the so-called "false witnesses" and connected cases, are now available on the STL website.
The videos are available on http://www.stl-tsl.org/en/ask-the-tribunal as well as the STL Youtube channel and high-resolution versions are being distributed to broadcast media.
In the videos, the STL President addresses the issues of the so-called "false witnesses", how the Tribunal determines connected cases, whether the STL can try political assassinations that occurred in Lebanon after 2005 or the deaths of Lebanese civilians in the 2006 war, and how the STL contributes to the rule of law in Lebanon.
  • Can the STL try political assassinations in Lebanon that occurred after 2005?
  • How can the STL contribute to the rule of law in Lebanon?
  • Can the STL consider the issue of the so-called "false witnesses"?
  • How does the Tribunal determine that attacks are "connected" to the 14 February attack?

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