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President Sleiman seeks STL 'conformity' to Lebanon's laws

03-05-2014 | 08:17

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President Michel Sleiman met on Saturday with General Prosecutor Judge Samir Hammoud at the Baabda Palace.

Sleiman requested from Hammoud to explain to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon the country's commitment to freedom of the media.

Sleiman's request was made following talks with the general prosecutor over the STL's summons of al-Jadeed television and al-Akhbar newspaper journalists on charges of “contempt and obstruction of justice.”

Suleiman also asked Hammoud to inquire about the extent to which Lebanese laws fall in line with the summons.

Two weeks ago, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon subpoenaed Karma Mohamed Tahsin al Khayat from Al-Jadeed TV, as well as the station's parent company New TV S.A.L., to appear before the STL on two counts of Contempt and Obstruction of Justice.

Ibrahim Mohamed Al Amin from Al Akhbar, as well as the newspaper's parent company Akhbar Beirut S.A.L. have also been summoned on one count of Contempt and Obstruction of Justice.

The accused are being charged under Rule 60 bis (A) of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence and all the charges relate to the Ayyash et al. case.

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon was set up by the United Nations at the Lebanese government's request to try the alleged perpetrators of the 2005 bombing in which former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 21 others were killed.

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