Baabda courthouse. (Credit: National News Agency)
“Are we going to end up being moved to tents? Or prefabs? Anything is possible,” joked Wassim*. Along with more than 40 of his colleagues, this employee at the Baabda Justice Palace was evacuated as a precaution on Wednesday morning from the palace annex, which will remain inaccessible for an indefinite period, according to him. “All activities have been suspended, and access to the building is now prohibited.”The same day, Justice Minister Adel Nassar clarified to L'Orient-Le-Jour that “the danger is not imminent, but the building was evacuated following a report from the Public Works Ministry sent on Tuesday to the Justice Ministry.” According to him, this report was compiled at the request of the first president of the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, Mirna Bayda, following a recent inspection of the premises. Wassim confirms this,...
“Are we going to end up being moved to tents? Or prefabs? Anything is possible,” joked Wassim*. Along with more than 40 of his colleagues, this employee at the Baabda Justice Palace was evacuated as a precaution on Wednesday morning from the palace annex, which will remain inaccessible for an indefinite period, according to him. “All activities have been suspended, and access to the building is now prohibited.”The same day, Justice Minister Adel Nassar clarified to L'Orient-Le-Jour that “the danger is not imminent, but the building was evacuated following a report from the Public Works Ministry sent on Tuesday to the Justice Ministry.” According to him, this report was compiled at the request of the first president of the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, Mirna Bayda, following a recent inspection of the premises. Wassim...
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