FitzGerald report
The FitzGerald report is a communiqué that is the result of an investigation commissioned by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan . The detailed title reads Report on the fact-finding mission to Lebanon, the case, the circumstances and the consequences of the attack on the vehicle convoy of the former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, 25 February to 24 March 2005 . This investigation was led by Irish Police Officer Peter FitzGerald . The aim of the communiqué was to shed light on the attack on the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri on February 14, 2005.
Due to the tremors following Hariri's assassination on February 14, 2005, Annan sent a fact-finding mission to Beirut to investigate the murder . She arrived there on February 25 and interviewed Lebanese officials and politicians from the government and opposition, reviewed the Lebanese investigation, investigated the location of the crime, gathered evidence and interviewed witnesses.
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The report comments on the political polarization in Lebanon between those who hold the pro- Syrian government or even Syria itself responsible for the murder and those who accuse “the enemies of Syria” of carrying out the crime with the aim of making Syria appear to be masterminds. The report states that it is impossible to identify the perpetrator until those who influenced the investigation have been punished, but also accuses the Syrian government of widespread "influence that goes beyond the reasonable existence of cooperative and neighborly relations." direct responsibility for the political tensions that preceded the attack by its disruptions to "the details of governance in Lebanon in a cumbersome and inflexible manner".
The report also charges the Lebanese government with "a failure to provide adequate protection to its citizens" and thereby contributing to "spreading a culture of intimidation and impunity" and accuses the Lebanese security forces of "serious and systematic failures." the handling of tasks that are normally carried out by a professional national security apparatus ”. The report accuses the Lebanese authorities of failing to investigate the crime sufficiently and of failing to conduct the investigation according to international standards. Acceptance of the results is even more doubtful because of the loss of confidence in the Lebanese population, the report says, and Lebanese investigators are also accused of producing, forging, tampering with and destroying evidence.
The report concludes by ruling that it is “more than doubtful” that an international commission of inquiry can conduct a satisfactory investigation while the Lebanese security forces remain under their current leadership and calls for far-reaching reforms in the security services, including with the assistance of the international community.
See also
- United Nations International Independent Commission of Inquiry
- Mehlis report
- Special tribunal for Lebanon
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- ^ The New York Times : UN Cites Syria as Factor in Lebanese Assassination , March 25, 2005 (Free registration required)
Web links
- The Fitzgerald Report (UN website)