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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Stephanie van den Berg

Lebanon Tribunal convicts another two men for 2005 Hariri bombing

FILE PHOTO: The grave of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri is seen, in Beirut, Lebanon August 18, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Appeals judges at the Lebanon Tribunal on Thursday convicted another two men on charges of terrorism and murder for their role in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, reversing their earlier acquittal.

The prosecution had appealed against the acquittal of Hassan Habib Merhi and Hussein Hassan Oneissi, saying there had been fundamental errors in the judgment.

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