Beirut municipality headquarters. (Credit: NNA)
Beirut municipality treasurer Khodr Bou Aram was arrested on Thursday by State Security following the withdrawal of $330,000 from the municipality’s funds. This new development in the case, reported by Al-Jadeed, came after the Court of Audit started an investigation on Wednesday, as announced on the same day by Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar.The amount, which was reportedly withdrawn from the institution’s funds without the approval of the municipal council and Beirut Governor, Marwan Abboud, was actually intended as compensation for around 20 officers of the Beirut fire brigade.“The municipality treasurer released the money before the administrative procedure was completed. There is no embezzlement. It’s just that the payment was made prematurely,” a source within the municipality told L’Orient-Le Jour. More about the ongoings in...
Beirut municipality treasurer Khodr Bou Aram was arrested on Thursday by State Security following the withdrawal of $330,000 from the municipality’s funds. This new development in the case, reported by Al-Jadeed, came after the Court of Audit started an investigation on Wednesday, as announced on the same day by Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar.The amount, which was reportedly withdrawn from the institution’s funds without the approval of the municipal council and Beirut Governor, Marwan Abboud, was actually intended as compensation for around 20 officers of the Beirut fire brigade.“The municipality treasurer released the money before the administrative procedure was completed. There is no embezzlement. It’s just that the payment was made prematurely,” a source within the municipality told L’Orient-Le Jour. More about the...
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