Lebanon urges UN to do utmost to probe Hariri's killing
25/3/2005 11:18
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud called on UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on
Thursday "to do what' s necessary" in probing the killing of former Prime
Minister Rafik al-Hariri. In a presidential office's statement, the Lebanese
president urged the United Nations to reveal the truth in the crime as soon as
possible. Lahoud also called for finding the murders and who were behind the
assassination. A UN report on the initial result of the investigation in the
killing said that an independent, international investigation is need. The
report, issued Thursday in the UN headquarters in New York, indicated that there
was a "distinct lack of commitment" by Lebanese authorities to probe the crime,
and the investigation was not carried out "in accordance with acceptable
international standards."
Xinhua
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