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MENA Observatory – Lebanon
A Lebanese newspaper revealed that “Ghassan Oweidat”, the discriminatory attorney general and judge in charge of investigating the Beirut bombing, is considering withdrawing from the file.
The newspaper “Al-Nahar” said that “(Oweidat) tends to offer to withdraw from the file, early, in the event that the judicial investigator, the judge (Fadi Sawan), requests to hear the statement of the former Minister of Labor (Ghazi Zuaiter) due to the relationship between them, since he is her sister’s husband ”, explaining that“ In the event of this summons, (Oweidat) will offer to withdraw from the file as far as the law is concerned, indicating that the judge he will refrain from investigating the file when there is a similar statement in a case that is considered in his capacity as prosecutor. “
The newspaper pointed out that there is a legal point of view that the matter depends on the decision made by the judicial investigator “Sawan”, in light of listening to the statement of the former minister, “Zuaiter”, if he decides to listen to it, noting that the authority of “Sawan” is absolute in the record of The level of summons of whoever deems necessary for the investigation, as well as the making of the pertinent decision, including whether or not the necessary arrest warrants are issued without consulting the judge “Awaidat” in his quality of judicial prosecutor.
On August 4, a large explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, Beirut, triggered by the unsafe storage of tons of ammonium nitrate in one of the harbor pavilions, killing 188 people and injuring more than 6,500, while at least 7 people are still missing. , And they are 3 Lebanese, 3 Syrians and an Egyptian.
The explosion increased Lebanese resentment against the ruling political class, prompting the government headed by “Hassan Diab” to announce his resignation, and the authorities opened an investigation involving French and American experts.
In light of the investigations, the Judiciary questioned many officers of the Lebanese army, state security and customs working in the port, and administrators of the customs apparatus, and decided to leave some of them under investigation, while a score of people were arrested, including the current director general of customs, Badri Daher and the former, Shafiq Mari. In addition to the director of the port of Beirut, Hassan Quraytem.
