BEIRUT | iloubnan.info / NNA - January 22, 2014, 12h18 The STL Prosecution today started presenting evidence in the Ayyash et al. case before the Trial Chamber at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. This follows the opening statements by the Prosecution, the Legal Representatives for the Victims, and counsel for Mr. Badreddine and Mr. Oneissi Salim Jamil Ayyash, Mustafa Amine Badreddine, Hussein Hassan Oneissi and Assad Hassan Sabra stand accused of various crimes under Article 2 of the STL Statute and the Lebanese Criminal Code for their alleged role as co-conspirators in the 14 February 2005 attack that killed 22 individuals, including the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, and injured 226 others. The Prosecution will present the Ayyash et al. case in three parts. The first part, which opened today, concerns the events of 14 February 2005 while the second and third sections relate to telecommunications evidence. In the next few days, seven witnesses will testify in person and one via video teleconference. The written statements of 23 witnesses have been admitted as evidence thus far.
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