A vehicle mechanical inspection center in Hadath, in the southern suburbs of Beirut. (Credit: NNA)
BEIRUT — The vehicle registration center in Dekwaneh said Tuesday that its registration service was suspended because its telecommunications company Inkript had stopped working days after the launch of online appointments.
In a statement, the vehicle registration center said it still can receive vehicles to inspect them and will do paperwork but will not be able to register cars.
On Thursday, the Traffic and Vehicles Management Authority called on people wishing to register at the Dekwaneh center to book appointments via its website.
The centers had partially resumed work in Dekwaneh and in other regions across the country. The centers have been operating three days a week, welcoming cars according to their license plate numbers.
Numerous arrest warrants have been issued in recent weeks as part of a wide-ranging investigation into alleged corruption in vehicle registration centers. Several high-ranking employees are being prosecuted, including Hoda Salloum, the general director of the Traffic and Vehicles Management Authority.
Arrests have also been made among employees in Mount Lebanon districts. Officials in those departments, especially in Baabda and Metn who allegedly amassed huge sums through bribes from taxpayers, are currently being prosecuted.