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.

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The Mehlis report also accused Syria of failing to give meaningful cooperation to the probe.

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Mehlis noted that the UN has extended his commission's mandate to investigate until mid-December.

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But it also tried hard to discredit Mr Mehlis, most dramatically by televising a key witness's supposed recantation.

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