Former UN prosecutor Detlev Mehlis, responsible for the original decision to arrest them, told the Arab daily Al Hayat that the men's release did not exonerate them, and that they may still be judged in the case.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

Last month, the UN's chief investigator, Detlev Mehlis, pressed his inquiries still closer.

ECONOMIST: A rather convenient suicide | The

The investigator, German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis, took a low-key approach that contrasted sharply with the tenor of his report, which cited witnesses who named Syrian and Lebanese officials as suspects in the assassination.

NPR: U.S., France to Urge Syrian Help with U.N. Probe

Despite assurances from President Bashar Assad, it has so far not allowed direct questioning of at least five officials sought by the chief investigator, Detlev Mehlis, a German prosecutor experienced in terrorism cases.

ECONOMIST: Lebanon