Reuters: Syria hints at non-cooperation with Lebanon court

[Eugene]

Syria hints at non-cooperation with Lebanon court
24 Nov 2006 19:17:38 GMT
Source: Reuters

By Irwin Arieff

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Syria complained on Friday that it had
not been consulted on plans for a special tribunal to try suspects in a string
of political killings in Lebanon, and appeared to threaten not to cooperate
with it.

Creation of the court without Syria's advice would show that Damascus "has
no connection with this tribunal," Syria's U.N. ambassador, Bashar Jaafari,
said in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan circulated on Friday.

The court is meant to try suspects in a wave of apparently politically motivated
killings in Lebanon, in particular the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese
Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, who was murdered in a Beirut car-bombing after
speaking out against Syrian domination of his country.

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A continuing U.N. investigation has implicated senior Syrian and Lebanese security
officials in the killing although Damascus has denied involvement.

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