Statement by President Obama on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Announcement

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2011. 

I welcome the announcement by the Office of the Prosecutor for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon today that he has filed an indictment relating to the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and 22 others. This action represents an important step toward ending the era of impunity for murder in Lebanon, and achieving justice for the Lebanese people.  I know that this is a significant and emotional time for the…