'Hariri Circus' President: "The pre-trial judge may request the trial chamber to start proceedings in absentia ..."

"..... “The pre-trial judge may request the trial chamber to start proceedings in absentia if, 30 calendar days after the public advertisement of the indictment the accused is still not under the Tribunal’s authority,” said the memorandum, while also acknowledging that trials in absentia were not popular in public opinion...."