Top Syrian officials to be quizzed over Hariri assassination

The chief UN investigator into the assassination of a former Lebanese premier has summoned six senior Syrian intelligence officers, including President Bashar Assad’s brother-in-law, for questioning, a Lebanese official said today.

The official, close to the UN team investigating Hariri’s killing, said chief UN investigator Detlev Mehlis sent the summons to the Syrian government via the United Nations on Wednesday.