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New Lebanese prosecutor to lead probe into Beirut blast – Ya Libnan

by BASSEM MROUE, Relatives of victims of the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion hold portraits of their loved one who killed during the explosion, as they burn tires to block a road during a sit-in outside the Justice Palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. The prosecutor investigating last year’s massive blast in Beirut was formally notified Friday that he would no longer lead an enquiry into last year’s deadly port explosion, state-run Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) The High Judicial Council named judge Tarek Bitar as the new Lebanese prosecutor to lead probe into Beirut blast , a day after his predecessor Judge Fadi Sawwan was removed following legal challenges by senior officials he had accused of negligence that led to the blast. The question will be whether he will be allowed to carry out his mission without interference or pressure.”

New Lebanese prosecutor to lead probe into Beirut blast

BEIRUT: Tires were burned outside Beirut’s Palais de Justice on Friday to protest the removal of a judge investigating the deadly blast that hit the city’s port last year. Judge Tareq Bitar steps into the position following the removal of Judge Fadi Sawan from the case, after a complaint from two former ministers charged with negligence over the explosion. More than 200 people

New Lebanese prosecutor to lead probe into Beirut blast