Latest On Hariri Report

The UN's investigation into the murder of Lebanon's former PM Rafik Hariri drones on. I heard John Bolton on the radio last night saying they still haven't ID'd the instigator of the plot. Here's the latest on when we'll see something, from yesterday's UN press briefing:

Question: Could you tell us anything about the Hariri report? Did the Secretary-General have a meeting this morning?

Spokesman: Yes, the Secretary-General met with Serge Brammertz this morning. The report is in the process of getting to the Security Council ambassadors, a process which we are trying to quicken. The Council ambassadors will get it, we hope, very shortly.

Question: What does the process consist of? Does it consist of any reading and editing?

Spokesman: There is no editing. It consists of us receiving the report and the Secretary-General writing a standard cover page, and someone actually carrying it from the 38^th floor, down to the Security Council and then giving it to the Security Council ambassadors.

Question: Will we see him?

Spokesman: I don’t think you will see him before Friday when he is scheduled to brief the Council.

Question: Does he plan to hold a briefing then?

Spokesman: We will try to convince him.

Question: Will the SG say anything on the report?

Spokesman: No, he will not. This is an update report to the Security Council.

So maybe leaks this week, report over the weekend. Bolton said the report did not counter anything in the earlier steps in the investigation.

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