The Lebanese businessman and CEO of SGBL Bank, Antoun Sehnaoui (second from left), and former U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus (left) at a dinner in the United States in memory of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right). (Credit: Photo published by journalist Barak Ravid on his X account)
At least two legal proceedings have been launched in Lebanon against SGBL CEO Antoun Sehnaoui following the circulation of reports and pictures of him and former U.S. deputy special envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, having dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife. Sehnaoui and Ortagus had hosted the dinner in Washington in memory of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died on July 11.According to information circulating on social media that L'Orient-Le Jour was able to confirm, the first proceeding is a complaint submitted to the prosecutor general at the Court of Cassation, Judge Ahmad Rami al-Hajj, signed by around 20 lawyers. It targets Sehnaoui as well as anyone the investigation may identify as being connected to the alleged offenses.The filing is a referral to the prosecutor's office indicating...
At least two legal proceedings have been launched in Lebanon against SGBL CEO Antoun Sehnaoui following the circulation of reports and pictures of him and former U.S. deputy special envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, having dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife. Sehnaoui and Ortagus had hosted the dinner in Washington in memory of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died on July 11.According to information circulating on social media that L'Orient-Le Jour was able to confirm, the first proceeding is a complaint submitted to the prosecutor general at the Court of Cassation, Judge Ahmad Rami al-Hajj, signed by around 20 lawyers. It targets Sehnaoui as well as anyone the investigation may identify as being connected to the alleged offenses.The filing is a referral to the prosecutor's office...
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