BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- The tribunal established to prosecute people allegedly responsible for the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others will officially convene at The Hague in Netherlands on Sunday. White wreaths with photos of Rafik Hariri at his tomb. The car bomb in Beirut in February 2005 transformed the turbulent nation's politics and sent shock waves across the Middle East and the world. "All the necessary measures have been taken for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to commence functioning," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wrote in his latest report to the U.N. Security Council. Daniel Bellemare, a Canadian, will be the U.N. tribunal's prosecutor. The trial judges and appeals chambers will take on their responsibilities on a date determined by Ban and the tribunal's president.
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U.N. tribunal for killing of former Lebanon prime minister to convene Sunday
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Rafik Hariri killed in car bomb in Beirut in February 2005
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U.N. says the case is expected to be ready for trial by 2010
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Death led to protests and reduction of Syrian influence in Lebanon
Three people detained for three years in connection with the case were released Wednesday by a @placeholder judge.