Protesters and relatives of the victims of the Aug. 4, 2020, explosion at the Port of Beirut commemorate the tragedy on Aug. 4, 2026, near the site of the explosion in the Lebanese capital. (Credit: Matthieu Karam/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Advocate-General at the Court of Cassation Mohammad Saab submitted on Tuesday the prosecution’s perusal related to the Beirut port explosion case to the judge leading the probe into the case, Tarek Bitar. The document, which pointed to the alleged responsibility of former President Michel Aoun, covered all aspects of the case, judicial sources told us. However, they did not provide any indication of the prosecution’s opinion regarding each of these aspects, given that the perusal is a confidential document.We learned that Judge Saab retraced the sequence of events, looking into the origins of the ammonium nitrate, its journey to Beirut, its unloading and storage in warehouse no. 12 at the port, as well as the circumstances and causes of the explosion. He analysed the facts and evidence, examining the investigation reports, particularly...
Advocate-General at the Court of Cassation Mohammad Saab submitted on Tuesday the prosecution’s perusal related to the Beirut port explosion case to the judge leading the probe into the case, Tarek Bitar. The document, which pointed to the alleged responsibility of former President Michel Aoun, covered all aspects of the case, judicial sources told us. However, they did not provide any indication of the prosecution’s opinion regarding each of these aspects, given that the perusal is a confidential document.We learned that Judge Saab retraced the sequence of events, looking into the origins of the ammonium nitrate, its journey to Beirut, its unloading and storage in warehouse no. 12 at the port, as well as the circumstances and causes of the explosion. He analysed the facts and evidence, examining the investigation reports,...
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