President Joseph Aoun. (Credit: X/@LBPresidency.)
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun, signed on Tuesday the decree on judicial appointments and transfers, the presidency said on its X account.
This decree comes four days after it was signed by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
Seen as a key step in reforms demanded by the international community, a law to strengthen judicial independence and limit political interference was passed on July 31 — seven years after it was first proposed in 2018.
A day earlier, the Higher Judicial Council approved judicial appointments and transfers for 524 judges and sent them to Justice Minister Adel Nassar.
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun, signed on Tuesday the decree on judicial appointments and transfers, the presidency said on its X account.
This decree comes four days after it was signed by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
Seen as a key step in reforms demanded by the international community, a law to strengthen judicial independence and limit political interference was passed on July 31 — seven years after it was first proposed in 2018.
A day earlier, the Higher Judicial Council approved judicial appointments and transfers for 524 judges and sent them to Justice Minister Adel Nassar.
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