STL Registrar to Answer Questions Live on Twitter on Wednesday

The Registrar of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Herman von Hebel, will be answering questions from Lebanese citizens and the general public on Wednesday, December 7 from 3 to 5 pm Beirut Time, announced the STL in a statement.

Questions directed to the Registrar should contain the hashtag #STLRegistrar, it explained.

The Registrar is in effect the Chief Executive of the tribunal and is responsible for all aspects of its administration including the budget, fundraising, relations with states and court management, it continued.

His responsibilities also include oversight of the victim participation unit, witness protection and detention facilities, it said.

“He will only be able to answer questions which relate to his responsibilities as Registrar,” the statement stressed.

“This is an initiative to interact with the people of Lebanon and marks the official launch of the STL Twitter account (@STLebanon), which has been operative from November 1, 2011,” the statement concluded.