A worker sitting amidst the debris of the port of Beirut, on June 27, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L’Orient-Le Jour)
Tarek Bitar, the investigative judge at the Court of Justice tasked with investigating the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut Port explosion, which killed over 200 people and wounded 6,000, will hold further hearings on Feb. 7.Prevented since January 2023 by the prosecutor’s office from summoning suspects via the judicial police, Bitar decided 20 days ago to resort to the only means left at his disposal: the bailiffs.He took legal steps against 12 security officials and port employees, notifying them through the bailiffs. According to L’Orient-Le Jour’s information, Mohammad Ahmad Kassabieh, Marwan Kaakeh and Rabih Srour, three former port officials, acknowledged the receipt of their summons for Feb. 7. It is unclear whether they will comply with the summons. Read more Tarek Bitar returns with force: 12 security officials and civil servants...
Tarek Bitar, the investigative judge at the Court of Justice tasked with investigating the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut Port explosion, which killed over 200 people and wounded 6,000, will hold further hearings on Feb. 7.Prevented since January 2023 by the prosecutor’s office from summoning suspects via the judicial police, Bitar decided 20 days ago to resort to the only means left at his disposal: the bailiffs.He took legal steps against 12 security officials and port employees, notifying them through the bailiffs. According to L’Orient-Le Jour’s information, Mohammad Ahmad Kassabieh, Marwan Kaakeh and Rabih Srour, three former port officials, acknowledged the receipt of their summons for Feb. 7. It is unclear whether they will comply with the summons. Read more Tarek Bitar returns with force: 12 security officials and civil servants...