On May 4, 2023, Ghada Aoun, Attorney General at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, stands in front of the Beirut Palace of Justice. (Credit: An-Nahar archives)
Public Prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal Ghada Aoun has managed financial documents potentially worth tens of billions of dollars since the crisis began in 2019, according to records reviewed by L’Orient-Le Jour.These documents are central to an ongoing legal dispute between Aoun and her superiors. Recently, the public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Jamal Hajjar, ordered the judicial police to withhold these files from Aoun, reversing his earlier directive to disclose them, on June 7.This action mirrors attempts by Hajjar’s predecessor, Ghassan Oueidat, to counter Aoun, whose controversial methods and political connections have polarized the judiciary, politicians and the public.Critics argue that her ostentatious tactics and ties to the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) skew her case selections. Supporters, however, see...
Public Prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal Ghada Aoun has managed financial documents potentially worth tens of billions of dollars since the crisis began in 2019, according to records reviewed by L’Orient-Le Jour.These documents are central to an ongoing legal dispute between Aoun and her superiors. Recently, the public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Jamal Hajjar, ordered the judicial police to withhold these files from Aoun, reversing his earlier directive to disclose them, on June 7.This action mirrors attempts by Hajjar’s predecessor, Ghassan Oueidat, to counter Aoun, whose controversial methods and political connections have polarized the judiciary, politicians and the public.Critics argue that her ostentatious tactics and ties to the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) skew her case selections. Supporters, however,...
