The former director of General Security Abbas Ibrahim. (Credit: NNA)
Former General Security Director General Abbas Ibrahim has been notified by investigative judge Tarek Bitar of a hearing scheduled for next Friday as part of the investigation into the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port explosion, a judicial source told L’Orient-Le Jour.Judge Bitar had also notified Former State Security Director Tony Saliba to appear for a hearing on Friday, after he failed to attend the previous one on April 4 when he was outside the country.Will the two security officials finally appear before Bitar on Friday?Bitar had brought charges against them in January 2023, but was unable to summon them due to former top prosecutor Ghassan Oueidate’s decision to ban the judicial police from cooperating with Bitar. Since new top prosecutor Jamal Hajjar reversed his predecessor's decision on March 10, Bitar’s ability to notify...
Former General Security Director General Abbas Ibrahim has been notified by investigative judge Tarek Bitar of a hearing scheduled for next Friday as part of the investigation into the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port explosion, a judicial source told L’Orient-Le Jour.Judge Bitar had also notified Former State Security Director Tony Saliba to appear for a hearing on Friday, after he failed to attend the previous one on April 4 when he was outside the country.Will the two security officials finally appear before Bitar on Friday?Bitar had brought charges against them in January 2023, but was unable to summon them due to former top prosecutor Ghassan Oueidate’s decision to ban the judicial police from cooperating with Bitar. Since new top prosecutor Jamal Hajjar reversed his predecessor's decision on March 10, Bitar’s ability to...