An Appeals Court ruling has opened the door for a resumption of Tarek Bitar's investigation into the 2020 Beirut port explosion, a judicial source says. (Credit: Joseph Eid/AFP)
BEIRUT — Beirut port blast probe head Judge Tarek Bitar will be able to resume his investigation following a more than a monthlong interruption after the Appeals Court on Tuesday overturned a lawsuit filed by former minister Youssef Fenianos, a judicial source told L’Orient Today.
Here’s what we know:
• According to the source, Bitar can resume his investigation as soon as he is officially informed of the Appeals Court’s decision.
• Bitar was forced to stop working on his investigation in November after he was informed that former minister Youssef Fenianos had filed a lawsuit against him.
• The current halt marks the third time Bitar’s probe has been suspended in the face of a wave of lawsuits filed by former ministers suspected of negligence in relation to the blast.
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