Syria Unhelpful in Probe on Hariri, Official Says
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From Times Wire Reports
Syria has refused to turn over documents and ignored interview requests in the U.N. investigation of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a top U.N. official said.
German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis, chief of the inquiry, believes that the Syrian silence has “considerably slowed down” the investigation, Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari told the Security Council.
Hariri’s assassination Feb. 14 triggered mass protests that brought down the pro-Syrian government.
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