Syria criticizes UN resolution demanding cooperation in Hariri murder probe News
Syria criticizes UN resolution demanding cooperation in Hariri murder probe

[JURIST] The Syrian government on Tuesday sharply criticized a UN resolution [text; JURIST report] ordering Syria to fully cooperate with the international investigation into the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri [JURIST news archive] or face serious diplomatic consequences. In Tuesday's response, the Syrian government characterized the UN resolution as politically motivated. A member of Syria's foreign ministry further asserted that the resolution adopted many of what he felt were biased, subjective assumptions of the report [text; JURIST report] issued last week by the team of UN investigators, headed by German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis. Reuters has more.

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