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Brammertz

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2006-03-16

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2023-12-12

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1. “I would like to thank my colleagues in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Interpol for the help extended to us on short notice. Discussions are ongoing with Interpol concerning the creation of a roster of experienced investigators and criminal analysts for international deployment. Such a roster would benefit not only the Commission but also any future international inquiry or investigation. Ensuring continuity in the investigation has been a critical priority since my arrival. Yet it is important to recognize that we are in a new phase of the Commission's work.”

   2006-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5388 (2006) · source

2. “As of today, the Commission has 16 staff members in the investigation division, with 21 vacancies remaining. Finding qualified people with expertise in highly complex criminal and terrorism investigations is a serious ongoing problem. Good people have jobs, are not available for short-term assignments or are not being released by their organizations. While the mandate's extension for six months has given us some more stability, 15 June is not far in the future. If we do not act now, and if we do not get the medium-term stability we need for our work, the Commission will find itself in a similar situation in just three months from now. We urgently need the Council's support and that of other Member States in quickly identifying and making available qualified investigators.”

   2006-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5388 (2006) · source

3. “My first priority upon arrival was to address the many concurrent challenges that confronted, and are still confronting, the Commission, namely, its resource needs, ensuring continuity, making progress in the investigation, providing technical assistance to the Lebanese authorities, making progress in obtaining Syria's cooperation and, most of all, managing the very high level of expectations within Lebanon, and outside, that those tasks will be completed quickly. With regard to organizational needs, when I arrived in Beirut only 6 investigators were left, out of a budgeted number of 48. Most of the departures had occurred since September, in anticipation of the expiration of the Commission's mandate in December. As a result, while working to ensure continuity in the investigation, we are rebuilding the investigative team.”

   2006-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5388 (2006) · source

4. “Mr. Brammertz: I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to introduce the third report of the United Nations Independent International Investigation Commission. It provides an update on the progress made in investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 other persons and gives an initial account of the technical assistance extended to the Lebanese authorities' investigations of 14 other cases of alleged terrorist acts. The report also details recent developments in securing very much needed cooperation from Syria. I assumed my responsibilities as the new Commissioner eight weeks ago.”

   2006-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5388 (2006) · source