A view of the Great Hall at the Beirut Palace of Justice. (Credit: Claude Assaf/L'Orient-Le Jour)
It seems unlikely that Cabinet appoints at Thursday’s meeting a successor to Top Prosecutor Jamal Hajjar, who is set to retire on Saturday. In the absence of a government decision, the highest ranking magistrate — in this case, Pierre Francis — is expected to automatically assume this post in an interim capacity until a permanent judge is appointed.Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Justice Minister Adel Nassar — without whom the appointment seems unlikely — are currently abroad. While Salam is expected to return on Wednesday, the day before the Cabinet meeting, Nassar is expected to remain abroad on that date.Observers stress the importance of both men’s participation in the process. A Sunni Muslim, Salam is regarded as the one who holds a central role in the appointment to this post, which is reserved for a Sunni judge under Lebanon’s...
It seems unlikely that Cabinet appoints at Thursday’s meeting a successor to Top Prosecutor Jamal Hajjar, who is set to retire on Saturday. In the absence of a government decision, the highest ranking magistrate — in this case, Pierre Francis — is expected to automatically assume this post in an interim capacity until a permanent judge is appointed.Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Justice Minister Adel Nassar — without whom the appointment seems unlikely — are currently abroad. While Salam is expected to return on Wednesday, the day before the Cabinet meeting, Nassar is expected to remain abroad on that date.Observers stress the importance of both men’s participation in the process. A Sunni Muslim, Salam is regarded as the one who holds a central role in the appointment to this post, which is reserved for a Sunni judge under...
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