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The Supreme Council of the Judiciary issued the following statement:
Based on the statement issued by the Supreme Judicial Council on 5/8/2020, in which the Lebanese people pledged to work tirelessly, provided that the investigations are completed in the case of the explosion that occurred on 4/8/2020 in the port of Beirut,
In accordance with the statements dated 9/24/2020 and 7/11/2020, issued by the judicial investigator, Judge Fadi Sawan, through which the public was informed of what he had done in the aforementioned file, to the extent permitted by law and in a manner that does not contradict the principle. Confidentiality of binding investigations,
It is important that the judicial investigator reaffirms that the investigation is carried out with care and care, with which this requires respect for the legal and scientific principles that govern this type of crime, and that the statements and analysis that circulate in the media communication and social networks, are usually incorrect and inaccurate. And it is not assigned.
It also explains the following:
– He sent a letter with attached documents to the House of Representatives on 11/24/2020, in which he considered that it is clear from the interrogation investigations that he had conducted that there were serious suspicions related to some government officials, in order to clear the way before the Council, to exercise what it has of the powers in this regard. Regarding the issues, keeping the – that is, the forensic investigator – exercising the powers that he has in the same matter The aforementioned book was answered on 11/26/2020, by the body of the House of Representatives, according to which Suspicion was found regarding the persons mentioned therein according to the documents forwarded, and that the Council is obliged to apply Law No. 13/90 regarding the proceedings of the trials before the Supreme Council. As stipulated in article 80 of the Constitution.
– The Public Ministry of Cassation charged two more people, so it decided – that is, the judicial investigator – to invite them for questioning.
– He decided to question several people as accused, including the prime minister, the ministers, one of the heads of the security services and a naval agent. He also decided to listen to one of the former military personnel as a witness and listened to four other witnesses.
– Received new complaints from the Illustrious Bar Association, 142, and has begun to carry out the required procedures in this regard.
– Sent a request for international cooperation to the United Nations in the person of its legal representative, with the aim of depositing the aerial photographs taken by the satellites of any of the countries that belong to it and that belong to it on 4/8 / 2020, or any information about an air or sea warfare movement monitored by international forces. UNIFIL was operating in southern Lebanon, using its military radars, in the Lebanese air and maritime distribution area on the aforementioned day.
– That he received a response from the two French investigating judges in charge of the investigation opened in Paris, into the murder and injuries of French citizens in the explosion of the port of Beirut, stating that the results of advanced and specialized laboratories that analyze samples taken from the site of the explosion will not be issued before February or March 2021. The aforementioned French judicial investigation runs in parallel to the ongoing investigation in Lebanon, and is at a similar stage to it. In addition, there is contact with the French judicial authorities in this regard.
In conclusion, the judicial investigator reaffirms his perseverance in the performance of his work and his duty as quickly as possible, but without haste, to achieve the desired results and define the responsibilities towards the perpetrators.
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