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The two sources mentioned that the three former ministers are the former Minister of Finance, Ali Hassan Khalil, and the two former Ministers of Public Works, Ghazi Zuaiter and Youssef Fenianous.
A judicial source said that the decision of the investigator of the case, Fadi Sawan, came "Later it was found that they had received several written communications warning them not to postpone the maintenance of ammonium nitrate in the port of Beirut, and not to take the necessary measures to be taken to avoid the devastating explosion and its enormous damage.".
Lebanese authorities are investigating the explosion, which they attributed to storing huge amounts of ammonium nitrate for years in the port without preventive measures, and officials at various levels were found to be aware of the dangers of storing it without lifting a finger.
The Aug. 4 explosion killed more than 200 people and injured 6,500 more. The Diab government resigned due to the disaster, but is still doing business to not form a new government yet.
The four officials are the first politicians named Sawan in the Al-Marfa case, according to which at least 25 senior officials responsible for the management and security of the port were arrested.
And the judicial source reported that the investigator "The Prime Minister Hassan Diab’s office informed him about the content of the accusation, and informed him that next Monday he will go to the Government House to question him as a defendant."Investigation sessions have also been scheduled next week to question the three ministers. "As defendants".
Last month, Sawan asked Parliament to investigate current and former ministers on suspicion of having committed violations or crimes related to the explosion, after a review prepared by the discriminatory Prosecutor’s Office, in which he considered that prosecuting the ministers for violations or possible crimes committed during the exercise of their ministerial functions is the competence of the Supreme Council for the Office of the Prosecutor for Presidents and Ministers.
The judicial source explained that Sawan, after Parliament refused to accept his request, "Ali Diab and the three ministers were charged with crimes that fall within their jurisdiction and jurisdiction, and separated from political responsibility which parliament was asked to investigate.".
Since last October, Washington has imposed sanctions on Khalil, who assumed the Ministry of Finance between 2014 and early 2020, and is also a deputy for the Amal Movement led by the president of Parliament Nabih Berri, and Fenianos, who held the Ministry of Works between 2016 and early 2020 and is affiliated with the Marada movement, accused of its support for Hezbollah and its involvement in "Corruption".
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The two sources mentioned that the three former ministers are the former Minister of Finance, Ali Hassan Khalil, and the two former Ministers of Public Works, Ghazi Zaiter and Youssef Fenianos.
A judicial source said that the decision of the investigator of the case, Fadi Sawan, came “after verifying that they had received several written letters warning them not to delay in keeping the ammonium nitrate in the port of Beirut, and not to take the necessary measures. to avoid the devastating explosion and its enormous damage. “
Lebanese authorities are investigating the explosion, which they attributed to storing huge amounts of ammonium nitrate for years in the port without preventive measures, and officials at various levels were found to be aware of the dangers of storing it without lifting a finger.
The Aug. 4 explosion killed more than 200 people and injured 6,500 more. The Diab government resigned due to the disaster, but is still doing business to not form a new government yet.
The four officials are the first politicians named Sawan in the Al-Marfa case, according to which at least 25 senior officials responsible for the management and security of the port were arrested.
The judicial source indicated that the investigator “informed the office of Prime Minister Hassan Diab about the content of the complaint, and informed him that next Monday he will go to the government headquarters to be questioned as the accused.” Investigative sessions were also scheduled for next week to question the three ministers as “defendants.”
Last month, Sawan asked Parliament to investigate current and former ministers on suspicion of having committed violations or crimes related to the explosion, after a review prepared by the discriminatory Prosecutor’s Office, in which he considered that prosecuting the ministers for violations or possible crimes committed during the exercise of their ministerial functions is the competence of the Supreme Council for the Office of the Prosecutor for Presidents and Ministers.
The judicial source explained that Sawan, after the parliament refused to respond to his request, “accused Diab and the three ministers of criminal offenses that fall within their jurisdiction and jurisdiction, and separated from the political responsibility that parliament owed. research”.
Since last October, Washington has imposed sanctions on Khalil, who assumed the Ministry of Finance between 2014 and early 2020, and is also a deputy for the Amal Movement led by the president of Parliament Nabih Berri, and Fenianos, who held the Ministry of Works between 2016 and early 2020 and is affiliated with the Marada movement, accused of its support for Hezbollah and its involvement in Corruption.
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