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Judicial Officials Sworn In and Rules of Evidence and Procedures Adopted
24 March 2009 - Recently, the Judges, the Prosecutor and the Registrar of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon were sworn in. Antonio Cassese (Italy) was appointed President of the Tribunal, and the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, the Rules Governing Detention and the Directive on Assignment of Defense Counsel have been adopted.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations appointed, in consultation with the President, François Roux (France) as the Head of the Defence Office. He has subsequently been sworn in.
President Cassese and Daniel Fransen (Belgium), the Pre-Trial Judge, will soon take up their duties on a full time basis. The other Judges of the Trial and Appeals Chambers will take office on a date to be determined by the Secretary-General, in consultation with the President. Their names will be announced once all security measures are in place. President Cassese, Judge Fransen and Mr. Roux’s biographies will be available shortly on the Tribunal's website www.stl-tsl.org
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