UN approves Hariri murder court

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

The UN Security Council has approved the creation of an international court to try suspects in the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

The resolution was adopted by 10 votes to zero, with five abstentions from Russia, China, South Africa, Indonesia and Qatar.
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Lebanon now has until 10 June to ratify the proposal, otherwise the Security Council may independently authorise a tribunal, as it did in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia.

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora backs the plans for an international tribunal, while the mainly pro-Syrian opposition has blocked attempts to establish it.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6703587.stm

[MrPrax]

1. "mainly pro-Syrian opposition"

LOL ... like most of the country.

Maybe an inquiry made sense before, but not after attack last year.

Just more of that international law for you, none for us schtick.

[ohio2007]

2. Lebanese have been counting the days

People walk past a sign displaying an image of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and the number of days since his death in 2005, in Beirut May 30, 2007. Western powers plan a U.N. Security Council vote on Wednesday to set up a court to prosecute the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, overriding Russia's objections.
http://uk.reuters.com/resources/r/?m=02&d=20070530&t=2&i=881278&w=450


U.N. Security Council votes to set up Lebanon court
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN3044572920070530?pageNumber=1

15 nations voted for a trial. No country voted against it.
why?
imo
Nobody believes Assad while "Damascus" promises a destabilizing effect from all this
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKOWE07054020070530