The judge investigating the 2020 Beirut port explosion has charged Lebanon’s then-prime minister, Hassan Diab, and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent, according to a court summons seen by the Reuters news agency.
Other top officials, including the country’s public prosecutor and the head of the domestic intelligence agency, were also charged in connection with the blast, judicial sources said on Tuesday.
Judge Tarek Bitar, who has unexpectedly resumed an inquiry that has been paralysed by high-level political resistance, has scheduled questioning with Prosecutor General Ghassan Oweidat for February.
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon.
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The Israelis/Americans did it.
@Carlos Francisco Just like GB was an ally with Germany in WW2.
@Sim Ko Well about Israel occupying the south of Lebanon and refusing to apologize for it. Only left because of HZ
Lebanon may have a problem with HZ but they hate Israel more than before
@Tiglish Nobody On the contrary. Lebanon occupies Israeli parts in the Marge Ayun Valley.
When HZ will be gone, Lebanon will ask Israel to sign a peace treaty. Just wait and see.
When Jordan expelled the P.L.O. terrorists out of their land, it took a short while to sign a peace treaty with Israel.
I hope that I’ll see it in my life time.
@Sim Ko That not so simple
96% of Lebanon have negative review of Israel and Government already criminalised normalization
Also What Marge Ayun Valley? I never hear of this
@Tiglish Nobody Just get rid of the 😎 parasit HZ which suck the blood of Lebanon. I jnow that it will not going to be easy as it was done with the P.L.O. few decades ago.
The fields of Marge Ayun Valley belonged to the farmers of Metula, the Northern Israeli village till the 1948 war.
Let’s see what comes of this because it could still fizzle out. There is going to be a major effort to avoid responsibility no question.
Desires, but in vain the soul of an idler,
but the thirst of the diligent will be satisfied.
There is no money and resources in Lebanon.
There is nothing in Lebanon.
Just forget about it.
Your mother is a resource for prostitution
@Adam Hazza Lebanon is finished.
It’s a dismembered state.
It exists in only name.
Israel ✡ 🇮🇱 Jews do this. Lehnallah Yahuth Nasara Kafir val munafiq jahannami luk
Hassan Diab is Innocent .
Israel Did The Explosion in Beirut Port.
Everyone knows who did it.
The corrupt money / political elite have no concerns about killing it’ own country people, not just with this horrific blast which was conducted with the leaders / army & guiding the Lebanese economy into the ground on purpose illustrates the governments total ineptness from people who do not know how to care for a nation. Only personal gain!!!
Idiots, it was a hyper-sonic nuke, like Honga Tonga.
It’s purpose is to show how human traffickers used it’s submarine base, in the port.
Epstein didn’t kill himself, Maxwell didn’t deal children to herself.
Even L.Ron knew these facts back in the 80’s, MISSION EARTH it’s an obvious satire.
this country has no order as someone of lebanese heritage
good reporting from Lebanon , good news piece