Tuesday, January 17, 2017

STL President met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun

Leidschendam, 17 January 2017 – The President and Vice President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Judge Ivana Hrdličková and Judge Ralph Riachi  congratulated today the newly elected President of the Lebanese Republic Michel Aoun.
During the meeting, President Hrdličková briefed him on the work of the Tribunal and said: “I am honoured to meet with President Michel Aoun and I thank him for the continuous support of Lebanon to the work of the STL." She also stressed upon the fact that "the Tribunal is for Lebanon and for the Lebanese people”. President Hrdličková reiterated to President Aoun that the “STL is an independent, fair and impartial institution working with the highest professional standards of international justice". And she concluded that “as the President of the STL I am determined to promote the values of efficiency, transparency and accountability”.
The Minister of Justice Salim Jreissati and the Prosecutor General Samir Hammoud attended the meeting held at the Presidential palace in Baabda.

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