Lebanese authorities report to Special Tribunal

The Lebanese authorities have reported to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon based in the Netherlands on the measures that they have taken to search for, arrest and transfer those accused in the 14th February 2005 attack that killed former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. The Lebanese Prosecutor General submitted his report today. He stated that so far none of the four people who are accused has been detained, said the STL in a statement. The President of the STL, Judge Antonio Cassese, will now consider the report carefully and will in due course make a determination on the next steps. Lebanon's obligation under UN Security Council Resolution 1757 to arrest, detain and transfer the accused continues, it added.