The assassination of the former Prime Minister of Lebanon

The consequences of the assassination could be far reaching.

Clearly, Mr. Hariri's assassination took place against the backdrop of his power struggle with the Syrian Arab Republic, regardless of who carried out the assassination and with what aim.

The assassination of Mr. Hariri had an earthquake like impact on Lebanon.

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His rule was associated with grave human rights violations, including assassination, arbitrary arrest and rape

Had he not escaped, he would have been the victim of an assassination or disappearance.

In Afghanistan, for example, they have been the targets of abduction, assassination or improvised explosive devices.

2.3 According to the author, members of the Security Service were subsequently arrested in connection with the assassination attempt, but the authorities suspected the author and those others arrested of being accomplices in the assassination plot by diverting attention away from those responsible.

The consequences of Mr. Hariri's assassination are, in their view, obviously unfavourable to the Syrian Arab Republic.

In Afghanistan, for example, United Nations staff continued to be targets of abduction, assassination or improvised explosive devices.

UNIIIC has also been approached by a number of new witnesses with potentially critical information about the assassination.

At the moment of his assassination, Mr. Hariri's protection was ensured almost entirely by his private security team.

The African Group expresses shock and dismay following the assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister, Mr. Rafik Hariri.

The perpetrators of the assassination attempt were not identified, and a general feeling prevailed that they would not be.

His assassination, therefore, begs the question of the level of protection provided to him by the Lebanese security apparatus.

For example, it was reported to the Commission that, after the assassination of Mr. Hariri, a high level Syrian official supplied arms and ammunition to groups and individuals in Lebanon in order to create public disorder in response to any accusations of Syrian involvement in the Hariri assassination.

The analysis also reviews the telephone contacts of the 19 suspects immediately prior to, during and immediately after the assassination.

The recent assassination of one of Saddam Hussein's defence lawyers demonstrated the extent to which his concerns were well founded.

His appearance on Syrian television was apparently at the behest of the Syrian Judicial Commission charged with investigating the Hariri assassination.

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The assassination quickly widened the gap between the Lebanese political factions and further polarized the political scene to a threatening level.

The Council condemns in the strongest terms the assassination attempt on 6 November 2005 against Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Gedi in Mogadishu.

He indicated that the Syrian authorities would wish to launch on their part a judicial investigation into the assassination of Mr. Hariri.

The assassination of Mr. Hariri, occurring only months before planned parliamentary elections, raised fears that Lebanon would return to its violent past.

The assassination of that great man puts at risk the peace and stability that Lebanon has enjoyed for the past 15 years.

There is also concern that Liberians might have been involved in the January 2005 assassination attempt on President Lansana Conté of Guinea.

We have strongly condemned the assassination and reiterate our call for the perpetrators of that heinous act to be brought to justice.

The Council has already been briefed on the assassination of George Hawi on 21 June, and I will not dwell on it.

Without prejudice to the results of the investigation, it is obvious that this atmosphere provided the backdrop for the assassination of Mr. Hariri.

In addition, the assassination of Mr. Hariri seems to have unlocked the gates of political upheavals that were simmering throughout the last year.

The Commission was designed to be a supportive mechanism for the Lebanese judicial and security authorities to carry forward the investigation into the assassination.

One of the specific areas of focus is information related to the planning of the assassination, including locations, dates, times and participants in meetings.

Afternoon1 Mr. Detlev Mehlis, Commissioner of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission on the assassination of the late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri

2.2 On 30 August 1995, following an apparent assassination attempt on President Shevardnadze the previous day, the author was arrested together with 10 others.

Report of the Fact finding Mission to Lebanon inquiring into the causes, circumstances and consequences of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri

The specific causes of the assassination of Mr. Hariri cannot be reliably asserted until after the perpetrators of this crime are brought to justice.

The specific causes for the assassination of Mr. Hariri cannot be reliably asserted until after the perpetrators of this crime are brought to justice.

The Mission also accepts the theory of this truck having been involved in the assassination as a credible one, requiring full and extensive investigation.

Mr. Saddik initially came forward as a confidential witness to UNIIIC with detailed information about the assassination of Mr. Hariri (see S 2005 662, paras.

The United Nations Secretary General dispatched a Fact finding Mission to Beirut to inquire into the causes, the circumstances and the consequences of this assassination.

According to the adherents of this theory, the assassination of Mr. Hariri would have been too gross a mistake for the Syrian leadership to make.

The Commission maintains the view expressed in its earlier report that there were a number of personal and political motives for the assassination of Mr. Hariri.

On 7 April, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1595 (2005), establishing the International Independent Investigation Commission into the assassination of the late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

The aim would be to reach conclusions as complete as possible about who was responsible for the assassination of Mr. Hariri and the deaths of 19 others.