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United Nations Closes the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Today

United Nations Closes the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Today

The United Nations announced the closure of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which was tasked with investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others, starting at the end of 2023, specifically today, Sunday, December 31, 2023. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres, stated in a message that "the tribunal held absentee sessions, convicted 3 individuals regarding the attack on February 14, 2005, and sentenced them to life imprisonment 5 times."

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