Beirut courthouse. (Credit: Claude Assaf/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Ten days before Lebanon’s top prosecutor Jamal Hajjar retires on April 25, the Cabinet has yet to name his successor as head of the public prosecution. Under current law, the Cabinet must choose a Sunni judge for the post during its meeting.The post carries significant weight at the center of criminal justice. The top prosecutor oversees the judicial police and all prosecutors at the court of appeal across Lebanon. Read more Justice in wartime: Emergency procedures for south Lebanon and the Bekaa The prosecutor also handles sensitive corruption and security cases that, beyond their legal dimension, are often tied to political considerations.That is why his appointment could prove difficult within a government that brings together different political parties.A ministerial source told L’Orient-Le Jour that during last Thursday’s...
Ten days before Lebanon’s top prosecutor Jamal Hajjar retires on April 25, the Cabinet has yet to name his successor as head of the public prosecution. Under current law, the Cabinet must choose a Sunni judge for the post during its meeting.The post carries significant weight at the center of criminal justice. The top prosecutor oversees the judicial police and all prosecutors at the court of appeal across Lebanon. Read more Justice in wartime: Emergency procedures for south Lebanon and the Bekaa The prosecutor also handles sensitive corruption and security cases that, beyond their legal dimension, are often tied to political considerations.That is why his appointment could prove difficult within a government that brings together different political parties.A ministerial source told L’Orient-Le Jour that during last...
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