The huge amount of dust generated by the partial collapse of silos at the port of Beirut. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine)
Hani Hajj Shehadeh is a former member of the Higher Customs Council, against whom the judge leading the investigation into the Beirut port explosion, Tarek Bitar issued an arrest warrant, before being released by then-top prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat.The 48-item agenda of the cabinet meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, includes one subject that has caused a stir, most notably with the families of the victims of the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion.For this topic, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati will present “the legal and administrative situation of Hani Hajj Shehadeh,” a senior civil servant, probably to decide on his reinstatement to his post. A former member of the Higher Customs Council, Hajj Shehadeh was arrested in August 2021 by the investigative judge at the Court of Justice, Tarek Bitar, after being prosecuted in November...
Hani Hajj Shehadeh is a former member of the Higher Customs Council, against whom the judge leading the investigation into the Beirut port explosion, Tarek Bitar issued an arrest warrant, before being released by then-top prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat.The 48-item agenda of the cabinet meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, includes one subject that has caused a stir, most notably with the families of the victims of the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion.For this topic, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati will present “the legal and administrative situation of Hani Hajj Shehadeh,” a senior civil servant, probably to decide on his reinstatement to his post. A former member of the Higher Customs Council, Hajj Shehadeh was arrested in August 2021 by the investigative judge at the Court of Justice, Tarek Bitar, after being prosecuted in...
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