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Beirut Port explosions: Will Tarek Bitar finally be able to do his job?

The investigative judge resorted to the only means at his disposal to initiate proceedings: the bailiffs.

Beirut Port explosions: Will Tarek Bitar finally be able to do his job?

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...
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...