“The people, the army and justice,” read the words in front of the silos in the port of Beirut, ravaged by the double explosion on Aug. 4, 2020. (Credit: Matthieu Karam archive photo)
The new political authorities displayed their determination to restore justice and the rule of law by working to bring sensitive investigations, including the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port blast, to their conclusion. Yet, criticism and warnings leveled against the investigative judge at the Court of Justice, Tarek Bitar, who is leading the probe into the blast, have resurfaced.Jaafari mufti Ahmad Kabalan, who is close to Hezbollah and the Amal movement (two Amal MPs are implicated in Bitar’s investigation) warned on Thursday against any “political calculations and international interference” in Bitar’s investigation. He stressed “the danger of judicial arbitrariness and the justice’s politicization.” In this context, he called for “impartial justice” rather than “a political settlement.” In July 2021, a few months after Bitar took over the...
The new political authorities displayed their determination to restore justice and the rule of law by working to bring sensitive investigations, including the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port blast, to their conclusion. Yet, criticism and warnings leveled against the investigative judge at the Court of Justice, Tarek Bitar, who is leading the probe into the blast, have resurfaced.Jaafari mufti Ahmad Kabalan, who is close to Hezbollah and the Amal movement (two Amal MPs are implicated in Bitar’s investigation) warned on Thursday against any “political calculations and international interference” in Bitar’s investigation. He stressed “the danger of judicial arbitrariness and the justice’s politicization.” In this context, he called for “impartial justice” rather than “a political settlement.” In July 2021, a few months after...
