United Nations Security Council Resolution 1192
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UN Security Council Resolution
1192, adopted unanimously on 27 August 1998, after recalling resolutions 731
(1992), 748
(1992) and 883
(1998), the Council welcomed an initiative to try two Libya
n suspects accused of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
before a Scottish
court in the Netherlands
.
The Security Council noted a report of independent experts and communications by the Organisation of African Unity, the League of Arab States
, the Non-Aligned Movement
and Organisation of the Islamic Conference
and, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
, demanded that Libya comply with previous Security Council resolutions. It welcomed the initiative proposed by the United Kingdom and United States and the willingness of the Government of the Netherlands
to co-operate with the initiative to try the two Libyan suspects–Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Lamin Khalifah Fhimah
–at a Scottish Court in the country
. In this regard, both the United Kingdom and the Netherlands were asked to specify arrangements. Libya said initially it was "not bound" by the plan.
The Libyan government was called upon to ensure that the two suspects, evidence and witnesses would appear before the court, while the Secretary-General Kofi Annan
was invited to nominate international observers to the trial. The Council decided that the Netherlands could detain the two suspects for the purpose of trial.
Finally, Resolution 1192 concluded by reaffirming previous resolutions 748 and 883 which imposed international sanctions
on Libya, stating that the provisions remained in effect and all states were to co-operate in implementing them. It was further decided that the measures would be suspended if the Secretary-General reports that the two Libyans had arrived for the trial or appeared before a court in the United Kingdom or United States, and whether Libya had satisfied the French judicial authorities with regard to the bombing of UTA Flight 772
over Niger
in 1989. The Council warned that additional measures would be imposed if the provisions of the current resolution were not met.
United Nations Security Council Resolution
A United Nations Security Council resolution is a UN resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council; the UN body charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security"....
1192, adopted unanimously on 27 August 1998, after recalling resolutions 731
United Nations Security Council Resolution 731
UN Security Council Resolution 731, adopted unanimously on 21 January 1992, after recalling resolutions 286 and 635 which condemned acts of terrorism, the Council expressed its concern over the results of invesigations into the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and UTA...
(1992), 748
United Nations Security Council Resolution 748
UN Security Council Resolution 748, adopted unanimously on 31 March 1992, after reaffirming Resolution 731 , the Council decided, under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, that the Government of Libya must now comply with requests from investigations relating to the destruction of Pan Am...
(1992) and 883
United Nations Security Council Resolution 883
UN Security Council Resolution 883, adopted on 11 November 1993, after reaffirming resolutions 731 and 748 , the Council noted that, twenty months later, Libya had not complied with previous Security Council resolutions and as a consequence imposed further international sanctions on the...
(1998), the Council welcomed an initiative to try two Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
n suspects accused of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103 was Pan American World Airways' third daily scheduled transatlantic flight from London Heathrow Airport to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport...
before a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
court in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
The Security Council noted a report of independent experts and communications by the Organisation of African Unity, the League of Arab States
Arab League
The Arab League , officially called the League of Arab States , is a regional organisation of Arab states in North and Northeast Africa, and Southwest Asia . It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan , Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Yemen joined as a...
, the Non-Aligned Movement
Non-Aligned Movement
The Non-Aligned Movement is a group of states considering themselves not aligned formally with or against any major power bloc. As of 2011, the movement had 120 members and 17 observer countries...
and Organisation of the Islamic Conference
Organisation of the Islamic Conference
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Upon the groups's renaming, some sources provided the English-language translation "Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation", but and have since indicated the preferred English translation omits the "the". is an international organisation consisting of 57...
and, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
, demanded that Libya comply with previous Security Council resolutions. It welcomed the initiative proposed by the United Kingdom and United States and the willingness of the Government of the Netherlands
Politics of the Netherlands
The politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy and a decentralised unitary state. The Netherlands is described as a consociational state...
to co-operate with the initiative to try the two Libyan suspects–Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Lamin Khalifah Fhimah
Lamin Khalifah Fhimah
Lamin Khalifa Fhimah was a station manager for Libyan Arab Airlines at Luqa Airport, Malta. On 31 January 2001, he was found not guilty and acquitted of 270 counts of murder in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial by a panel of three Scottish judges sitting in a special court at Camp Zeist,...
–at a Scottish Court in the country
Scottish Court in the Netherlands
The Scottish court in the Netherlands was the special High Court of Justiciary set up under Scots law in a former United States Air Force base called Camp Zeist in Utrecht, in the Netherlands, for the trial of two Libyans charged with 270 counts of murder in connection with the bombing of Pan Am...
. In this regard, both the United Kingdom and the Netherlands were asked to specify arrangements. Libya said initially it was "not bound" by the plan.
The Libyan government was called upon to ensure that the two suspects, evidence and witnesses would appear before the court, while the Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
was invited to nominate international observers to the trial. The Council decided that the Netherlands could detain the two suspects for the purpose of trial.
Finally, Resolution 1192 concluded by reaffirming previous resolutions 748 and 883 which imposed international sanctions
International sanctions
International sanctions are actions taken by countries against others for political reasons, either unilaterally or multilaterally.There are several types of sanctions....
on Libya, stating that the provisions remained in effect and all states were to co-operate in implementing them. It was further decided that the measures would be suspended if the Secretary-General reports that the two Libyans had arrived for the trial or appeared before a court in the United Kingdom or United States, and whether Libya had satisfied the French judicial authorities with regard to the bombing of UTA Flight 772
UTA Flight 772
UTA Flight 772 of the French airline Union des Transports Aériens was a scheduled flight operating from Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo, via N'Djamena in Chad, to Paris CDG airport in France....
over Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
in 1989. The Council warned that additional measures would be imposed if the provisions of the current resolution were not met.
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