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1192, adopted unanimously on 27 August 1998, after recalling resolutions

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(1992), 748 (1992) and

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(1993), the council welcomed an initiative to try two

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n suspects accused of the bombing of

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before a Scottish court in the

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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

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to co-operate with the initiative to try the two Libyan suspects–

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–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

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was called upon to ensure that the two suspects, evidence and witnesses would appear before the court, while the

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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

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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

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External links

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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