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Complaint filed against Tripoli municipality head Riad Yamak results in investigation

Complaint filed against Tripoli municipality head Riad Yamak results in investigation

Riad Yamak, head of Tripoli's municipality. (Credit: DR/L'Orient-Le Jour)

BEIRUT — A legal case concerning the head of the municipality of Tripoli Riad Yamak was transferred on Wednesday to the Financial Public Court by Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi after a complaint filed by members of the Tripoli municipality resulted in an investigation against Yamak, the state-run National News Agency reported.

Here’s what we know:

    • According to the NNA, the members of the Tripoli municipality filed a complaint against Yamak for reasons related to wasting public funds.

    • Mawlawi also transferred Yamak’s file to the Audit Bureau following another investigation related to spending money without legal basis.

    • L’Orient Today contacted a spokesperson for the Interior Ministry, who could not give more details about the matter.

BEIRUT — A legal case concerning the head of the municipality of Tripoli Riad Yamak was transferred on Wednesday to the Financial Public Court by Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi after a complaint filed by members of the Tripoli municipality resulted in an investigation against Yamak, the state-run National News Agency reported.Here’s what we know:    • According to the NNA, the...