A Middle East Airlines (MEA) plane. (Credit: AFP)
Mount Lebanon’s first investigative judge, Nada al-Asmar, issued an arrest warrant on Monday for R.J., a Middle East Airlines (MEA) sales employee suspected of embezzling over $1.7 million from ticket sales and excess baggage charges at the Rafik Hariri International Airport departures hall.Arrest warrants were also issued for M.J., MEA’s director of finance, and R.J.’s father, and another employee at the national carrier, C.H., responsible for account verification, while awaiting the conclusion of the investigation and the indictment that Asmar is expected to issue soon. Corruption case Accusations of corruption within the municipality shake up the case On Monday, the judge decided to hold all three in custody after questioning them for several hours. The main suspect, R.J., had surrendered on Feb. 5 following a travel ban issued...
Mount Lebanon’s first investigative judge, Nada al-Asmar, issued an arrest warrant on Monday for R.J., a Middle East Airlines (MEA) sales employee suspected of embezzling over $1.7 million from ticket sales and excess baggage charges at the Rafik Hariri International Airport departures hall.Arrest warrants were also issued for M.J., MEA’s director of finance, and R.J.’s father, and another employee at the national carrier, C.H., responsible for account verification, while awaiting the conclusion of the investigation and the indictment that Asmar is expected to issue soon. Corruption case Accusations of corruption within the municipality shake up the case On Monday, the judge decided to hold all three in custody after questioning them for several hours. The main suspect, R.J., had surrendered on Feb. 5 following a travel ban...
