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STL to Unveil New List of Suspects by End of August

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon probing the assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri will take new procedures before the end of August, al-Liwaa newspaper reported on Friday.

STL’s Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare obtained new information on the case, the daily said.

It revealed that General Prosecutor Saeed Mirza contacted several Lebanese officials in the light of the new information.

According to the newspaper, the STL is expected to release a new list of suspects in the assassination.

Al-Liwaa remarked that the new measures will highlight other crimes executed in Lebanon.

The tribunal will unveil links between the assassination of Hariri and mainly the assassination attempts of then Defense Minister Elias Murr on July 12, 2005 and MP Marwan Hamadeh on October 1, 2004.

It added that there is information that links Hariri’s murder with the assassination of then Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel on November 21, 2006.


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