[ad_1]
Investigations into the explosion have not produced any public results so far, although at least 25 people have been arrested, including those in charge of port management and security.
The Lebanese Criminal Court of Cassation decided to transfer the investigation file into the Beirut port explosion from Judge Fadi Sawan to another judge, in response to a request from two former ministers who were treated in the investigation.
A judicial source said that “the Criminal Court of Cassation chaired by Judge Jamal Al-Hajjar decided to transfer the investigation file of the Beirut port explosion from Judge Sawan to another judge”, who had not yet named, explaining that the decision was made despite opposition from one of the commission members.
Authorities are investigating the explosion, which killed more than 200 people and injured 6,500 others.
The authorities attribute the cause of the explosion to the storage of large quantities of ammonium nitrate for years in one of the pavilions of the port without protective measures.
Officials at various political, security and judicial levels were found to be aware of the dangers of storing them without picking up a finger.
Last December 10, Sawan had sued against the interim prime minister, Hassan Diab, and three former ministers, namely the former finance minister, Ali Hassan Khalil, and the two former labor ministers, Ghazi Zaiter and Youssef Fenianos, but none. of them appeared before him in sessions that he specified for interrogation as “Defendants.”
The prosecution raised the objection of the four officials from political parties, including Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and Hezbollah.
Subsequently, both Zaiter and Khalil submitted a memorandum to the Public Ministry of Cassation, requesting that the case be transferred to another judge, accusing Sawan of violating the constitution by claiming against two former ministers and two deputies in Parliament, while enjoying constitutional law. immunity and they are supposed to be prosecuted in the House of Representatives, according to opponents of the prosecution’s decision.
It should be noted that Zaiter and Khalil are close to the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri.
Sawan suspended the investigations for two months before resuming them last week, after the Court of Cassation returned the file to him, pending the determination of the request of the two ministers.
Dangerous command
The organization “Legal Agenda” affirmed that “constitutional immunity includes the breaking of the ministerial position and does not include the exploitation of this position, and therefore neither murder nor corruption.”
Commenting on the dismissal of the judge, the organization’s executive director, attorney Nizar, said: “Once the ministers and the political class refuse to be held accountable, they are setting a red line for investigation, and this is very dangerous.
He added: “It is a negative step”, considering that “the establishment of red lines, which is a traditional issue in Lebanon, prevents justice from being done.”
Investigations into the explosion have so far not produced any announced results, despite the arrest of at least 25 people, including the highest officials responsible for managing the port and its security.
More than one politician
[ad_2]
