The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) have concluded an interim agreement
Leidschendam, 3 September 2009 – The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) have concluded an interim agreement on INTERPOL's assistance to the Tribunal with regard to its investigations and other proceedings that pertain to the crimes that fall under its jurisdiction.
The Interim Agreement was signed by President Antonio Cassese, on behalf of the Special Tribunal of Lebanon pursuant to article 10 of the Tribunal's Statute, and by Mr. Ronald K. Noble, the Secretary-General of INTERPOL, on behalf of his organization.
The Interim Agreement, which entered into force on 24 August, is aimed at enabling the STL to request assistance from INTERPOL for the purposes of the ongoing investigations carried out by the Office of the Prosecutor of the Tribunal and other proceedings undertaken by the Tribunal in discharging its mandate, until a more comprehensive cooperation agreement that is currently being negotiated between the two bodies is concluded and enters into force.
The Office of the Prosecutor of the STL (OTP), which took a very active part in the negotiation of the Interim Agreement, and the Operational Support Directorate at INTERPOL's General Secretariat are responsible, on behalf of their respective organizations, to ensure the implementation on the Interim Agreement. This responsibility entrusted to the Office of Prosecutor stems from the fact that the Interim Agreement was concluded to primarily address immediate assistance needs of the OTP during the investigative stage of its work. The Interim Agreement ensures continuity of the cooperation that existed between INTERPOL and the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC), established by the Security Council in its Resolution 1595 (2005).
INTERPOL, with its 187 member States, was created in 1923 and aims at facilitating cross-border police cooperation. It supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime.
INTERPOL has entered into agreements with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. In accordance with its cooperation agreement with the United Nations Organization concluded in 1997, INTERPOL also cooperates, where appropriate, in the implementation of the mandates of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
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The Interim Agreement was signed by President Antonio Cassese, on behalf of the Special Tribunal of Lebanon pursuant to article 10 of the Tribunal's Statute, and by Mr. Ronald K. Noble, the Secretary-General of INTERPOL, on behalf of his organization.
The Interim Agreement, which entered into force on 24 August, is aimed at enabling the STL to request assistance from INTERPOL for the purposes of the ongoing investigations carried out by the Office of the Prosecutor of the Tribunal and other proceedings undertaken by the Tribunal in discharging its mandate, until a more comprehensive cooperation agreement that is currently being negotiated between the two bodies is concluded and enters into force.
The Office of the Prosecutor of the STL (OTP), which took a very active part in the negotiation of the Interim Agreement, and the Operational Support Directorate at INTERPOL's General Secretariat are responsible, on behalf of their respective organizations, to ensure the implementation on the Interim Agreement. This responsibility entrusted to the Office of Prosecutor stems from the fact that the Interim Agreement was concluded to primarily address immediate assistance needs of the OTP during the investigative stage of its work. The Interim Agreement ensures continuity of the cooperation that existed between INTERPOL and the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC), established by the Security Council in its Resolution 1595 (2005).
INTERPOL, with its 187 member States, was created in 1923 and aims at facilitating cross-border police cooperation. It supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime.
INTERPOL has entered into agreements with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. In accordance with its cooperation agreement with the United Nations Organization concluded in 1997, INTERPOL also cooperates, where appropriate, in the implementation of the mandates of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
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