Syria studies U.N. request to question six officers in Hariri probe

  • 12/15/2022
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DAMASCUS, Nov 7, SPA -- Syria is considering a U.N. requestto question six Syrian officials in its investigation ofthe assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister RafikHariri, a Foreign Ministry official said Monday. The official declined to disclose the identities of thepeople that the U.N. investigators want to question, or saywhether the United Nations wanted to question them in Syriaor outside, according to a report of the Associated Press. Last week the U.N. Security Council passed a resolutionthat upgraded the powers of commission, giving Mehlis theright to question anybody at any location and underconditions of his choice. The resolution demanded thatSyria cooperate fully with the commission.--SPA 1329 Local Time 1029 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/301007

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