The international tribunal that will try the suspected assassins of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri is set to begin its work by the beginning of next year, a source at the U.N. told As-Safir on Thursday.
The source, who is close to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, said the U.N. chief “has pledged clearly that progress will continue towards establishing the tribunal,” regardless of the latest political developments in Lebanon with respect to the election of a new president and the formation of a new government.
The U.N. source said that Ban preferred not to announce the names of the Lebanese and international judges until the end of the year, in order to reduce expenses and also to protect their lives. He added that as soon as the judges’ names are announced, they will be transported to The Hague and placed under guard.
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