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Amnesty urges end to immunity in Lebanon blast probe
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Amnesty urges end to immunity in Lebanon blast probe
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The judge investigating last year’s deadly Lebanon port blast on Monday rejected a request by MPs for more evidence before immunity for three ex-ministers can be waived, a judicial source said.
Hundreds of tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser exploded on the dockside at Beirut port last August 4, killing more than 200 people, injuring thousands and ravaging swathes of the capital.
Afterwards, it emerged that officials had known about the explosive substance being stored there unsafely for years.
Coming less than a month before the first anniversary of the tragedy, Monday’s move may mean a new standoff, with fears that the probe could be derailed by political interference.
The EU cautioned that the measure would not be immediately implemented.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters in Brussels: “I can say that the objective is to complete this by the end of the month. I am not talking about the implementation of the regime, just the building of the regime according to sound legal basis.”
The blast was caused by hundreds of tonnes of improperly stored ammonium nitrate fertiliser which exploded on the dockside at Beirut port, killing more than 200 people, injuring thousands and destroying swathes of the capital.
Afterwards, it emerged that officials had known about the explosive substance being stored there unsafely for years.