Accused politicians will not appear before a judge

Radwan Mortada wrote in “Al-Akhbar”: The decision of the judicial investigator in the Beirut port explosion, Judge Fadi Sawan, chose the “prime” minister for works who entered the ammonium nitrate shipment during his term, and the “last” prime minister, the explosion occurred in his tenure. With them, two ministers were included in the United States sanctions list weeks ago. Although he included in his letter to the House of Representatives the names of 12 ministers and 4 heads of government, for some reason he excluded the rest, suggesting that politics, and other parties, entered the file, so the selectivity of the decision that took the threat of overthrowing any possible accountability.

Two days ago a “spontaneous” demonstration was organized in front of the house of the forensic investigating judge in the Al-Marfa crime, Fadi Sawan, with the aim of supporting him. Among the protesters were faces known for their political affiliation, as well as others who really want justice without any politicization. Some of them uploaded photos of the Director General of Public Security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, and the official of the Liaison and Coordination Unit in Hezbollah, Wafiq Safa, who is not the accused, in addition to the former minister, Deputy Ali Hassan Khalil. However, the important image that was uploaded was that of the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Suhail Abboud, attached to the phrase “Perfect for everyone.” And Abboud is the whispered judge in the halls of justice behind the latest decision by the judicial investigator, Fadi Sawan, along with the head of the Lawyers Union, Melhem Khalaf and former Minister Salim Jreissati, although Abboud objected. prior to naming Sawan as a criminal investigation (his position is recorded in the minutes of a meeting of the Judicial Council above). Subsequently, Abboud asked the judicial investigator to move from his office located in the Public Ministry of Cassation, to an office adjacent to the office of the President of the Council of the Judiciary, to be separated by an interior door.

It is inevitable that Diab will not receive the forensic investigator. The former Minister of Finance and current Deputy Ali Hassan Khalil, the former Minister of Public Works and the current Deputy Ghazi Zuaiter will not appear before the judge, considering that “he committed a legal and constitutional violation, because he has no right to prosecute them.” Only the former minister, Youssef Fenianos, had not made up his mind until last night.

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