SYRIA: Syrian president Bashar al-Assad signalled yesterday that Damascus might not co-operate with a UN-backed court to try suspects in the killing of a former Lebanese prime minister if it indicted Syrian officials.
In a speech which stressed the need to preserve Syrian jurisdiction over possible Syrian suspects, Mr Assad said that Damascus would not co-operate with the tribunal if it took actions which undermined Syrian sovereignty.
A UN investigation has implicated Lebanese and Syrian security officials in the 2005 assassination in Beirut of former premier Rafik al-Hariri. - (Reuters)
