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UN Probe Chief: Assad Ordered Hariri Killed


(Ynet News) Roee Nahmias - German Judge Detlev Mehlis, who was in charge of an investigation into the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, says the Syrian regime ordered his assassination. In an interview with a German radio station, Mehlis said Syrian President Bashar Assad "ordered Hariri killed" because he feared the premier was cooperating with France and the U.S. to overturn the Syrian regime and disarm Hizbullah. He said witness testimonies gathered by his commission indicate that "the structure of the Syrian regime does not allow such a crime to be carried out without explicit orders from Assad."
2011-06-20 00:00:00
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