SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS UNTIL 31 DECEMBER APPOINTMENT OF SERGE BRAMMERTZ

 

AS HEAD OF COMMISSION INVESTIGATING RAFIK HARIRI’S ASSASSINATION

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General sent on Friday, 8 June, a letter to the President of the Security Council informing the Council of his intention to extend, until 31 December 2007, the appointment of Serge Brammertz of Belgium as the Commissioner of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.  He wishes to thank Mr. Brammertz for his leadership in advancing the investigation and for his commitment to providing continuity in the Commission’s work.

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