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4 unusual facts about Detlev Mehlis


Detlev Mehlis

The first Mehlis report was presented to the Secretary General on 20 October 2005.

In 2005, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed Mehlis as the Commissioner of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 other persons in Beirut.

Ghazi Kanaan

Kanaan was interviewed in September 2005 by a United Nations team led by Detlev Mehlis, as a "witness", probing the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Mehlis report

The investigation was launched in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1595 and headed by the German judge, Detlev Mehlis.



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