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Even after she was taken off an investigation into alleged financial crimes by a money transfer company, the defiant Lebanese prosecutor charged ahead. She showed up at the company’s offices outside of Beirut with a group of supporters and a metal worker, who broke open the locked gate.
Ghada Aoun obtained data from Mecattaf Holding Company that she contends will reveal the identities of people who sneaked billions of dollars out of Lebanon amid the financial meltdown that has hit the country.
The move was part of a public feud between Aoun and Lebanon’s state prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat, who had dismissed her from the case, saying she’d overstepped with two earlier raids. Their feud has turned into scuffles between their supporters in the street.
As Lebanese cry for justice, politics paralyzes the system
BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press
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1of12FILE - In this April 19, 2021 file photo, opponents of Judge Ghada Aoun scuffle with army soldiers during a sit-in outside the Justice Palace in Beirut, Lebanon. A public feud in recent weeks among prosecutors has starkly demonstrated how Lebanon s system of sectarian factions is paralyzing Lebanon s judicial system and snarling attempts to root out corruption. Aoun, a prominent prosecutor says she is trying to go after rampant corruption but her critics say she is only targeting enemies of her ally, the president.Bilal Hussein/APShow MoreShow Less
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