UN's Hariri assassination tribunal for Lebanon suspended over funding
A further trial for Salim Jamil Ayyash's alleged involvement in attacks on Lebanese politicians was supposed to begin this month.
A UN tribunal has suspended a court case related to the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri due to a lack of funding.
The UN’s Special Tribunal Lebanon at The Hague said on Tuesday that it has suspended the trial of Salim Jamil Ayyash. Pre-trial hearings were set to begin on June 10, but the tribunal only has funding to conduct proceedings until the end of July. The pre-trial hearings are canceled and future filings are suspended, though the tribunal will reassess if funding becomes available, according to a document signed by three judges.
