Special Tribunal for Lebanon

A man holds a picture of Rafiq Hariri in his hands

Lebanon

Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s “second best justice”

17 March 2022 by Janet H. Anderson

On March 10 judges of the Appeals Chamber at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon reversed the earlier acquittal of two defendants. Hassan Habib Merhi and Hussein Hassan Oneissi were found guilty on charges of terrorism and murder for [...]

Lebanon

The Lebanon Tribunal’s back from the dead – for a moment

24 September 2021 by Janet Anderson

In a dramatic declaration, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon said in June it would have to close by the end of July due to lack of funds. Instead, phoenix-like, it’s slimmed down, raised some cash and will be holding appeals hearin [...]

Buildings of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, near The Hague in the Netherlands

Lebanon

The inglorious end of the Lebanon tribunal

4 June 2021 by Janet H Anderson

On June 2, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon announced it would have to close by the end of July due to lack of funds. The next day it said all proceedings in a new trial due to open on June 16 were suspended. Lebanon is bankrupt a [...]