by Naharnet Newsdesk 01 July 2013, 15:48
Special Tribunal for Lebanon Judge Daniel Fransen will hold a status conference hearing on Wednesday, announced the tribunal in a statement on Monday.
“In conformity with the Rules of Procedures and Evidence of the STL, the pre-trial judge convenes such hearings to review the status of the case through an exchange between the parties in order to ensure expeditious preparation for trial,” it said.
The Status Conference, which will begin at 2:30 PM (Central European Time), will be public; however, Fransen might decide to go into closed session during the course of the hearing if confidential matters need to be discussed.
The STL last held a Status Conference in January.
The tribunal is probing the February 2005 suicide car bomb attack in Beirut that killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others, including the suicide bomber.
An indictment unsealed in August 2011 accused four Hizbullah members, Salim Ayyash, Mustafa Badreddine, Hussein Oneissi, and Assad Sabra of being involved in the crime.
Hizbullah had refused to cooperate with STL, deeming it an American-Israeli product aimed at destroying the party.
The four suspects remain at large.
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