Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Initial appearances of Accused in the contempt cases - STL Media Advisory

Leidschendam, 7 May 2014 – The Contempt Judge has ordered initial appearances on Tuesday 13 May of the Accused in the case against New TV S.A.L. and Ms Karma Khayat, and of the Accused in the case against Akhbar Beirut S.A.L. and Mr Ibrahim Al Amin.

The two journalists and two media organisations were charged with contempt before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon for knowingly and wilfully interfering with the administration of justice.

The initial appearances of the Accused are scheduled as follows:
New TV S.A.L.: 9:30 AM
Ms Karma Khayat: 10:30 AM
Akhbar Beirut S.A.L.: 2:30 PM
Mr Ibrahim Al Amin: 3:30 PM

As stated by the Contempt Judge in the summons, the Accused may decide either to come to the seat of the Tribunal or to make their initial appearance by video-conference, provided that counsel attends in person.

The hearings will be public, but the judge may decide to go into closed session if confidential matters need to be discussed.

The hearings can be followed live on the STL website in English, French and Arabic.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Media Advisory - STL Trial Chamber to hold a status conference

Leidschendam, 6 May 2014 - The Trial Chamber of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon will hold a status conference on Monday 12 May in the Ayyash et al. case.
The hearing will cover the following items:
(i) Resumption of trial;
(ii) Co-operation of Lebanon with the Special Tribunal; and
(iii) Any other issues.
The status conference, which will begin at 12 PM (Central European Time), will be public; however, the Trial Chamber may decide to go into closed session during the course of the hearing if confidential matters need to be discussed.
The hearing can be followed on the STL website with a 30-minute delay in Arabic, English and French.
Information about media accreditation will follow soon.