Live Breaking News & Updates on சர்வதேச உடன்படிக்கை க்கு சிவில்

Stay updated with breaking news from சர்வதேச உடன்படிக்கை க்கு சிவில். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Port officials fear years in detention without trial as Beirut blast investigation flounders


SHARE
When Col Daoud Fayad, 42, was detained last September on charges related to the August 4 Beirut port blast, his worst fears were confirmed.
“Daoud knew that Lebanon is a corrupt country,” his wife Monia told
The National.
“The judge cannot go after ministers or prime ministers, so he’s going after the small fish.”
There should be more people indicted than there currently are. The problem is that the judicial system has been selective
Omar Nashabe
Col Fayad is one of 25 mid to low-ranking port employees who have been imprisoned since the explosion.
They feel unfairly treated while the country’s top decision makers, who were warned many times about combustible material stored at the port, remain free. ....

Akram Maalouf , Badri Daher , Nayla El Hage , Charbel Fawaz , Fouad El Hage , Cynthia Naddaf , Fadi Sawan , Michel Aoun , Naila El Hage , El Hage , Maya Ibrahimchah , Rafik Hariri , Aya Majzoub , Daoud Fayad , Chibli Mallat , Omar Nashabe , Judicial Council , Higher Defence Council , International Covenant For Civil , Lebanese American University , Human Rights Watch , Col Daoud Fayad , Colonel Daoud Fayad , Lebanese American , Lebanese President , President Michel Aoun ,

Lebanon: No Justice 6 Months After Blast


Stalled Investigation, Due Process Violations
A slogan painted on a barrier in front of towering grain silos gutted in the massive August 2020 explosion at the Beirut port that claimed the lives of more than 200 people, December 2, 2020.
© 2020 AP Photo/Hussein Malla
(Beirut) – Lebanese authorities have failed in the past six months to deliver any justice for the catastrophic explosion at Beirut’s port on August 4, 2020, Human Rights Watch said today. The stalled domestic investigation, riddled with serious due process violations, as well as political leaders’ attempts to stop the investigation reinforce the need for an independent, international inquiry.
The investigation has been paused since December 17, 2020, after two former ministers charged in the case filed a motion asking Lebanon’s Court of Cassation replace the investigating judge, Fadi Sawan. It is not clear when the investigation will resume. Sawan has, since A ....

United States , United Kingdom , Mohammad Fahmi , Hassan Diab , Aya Majzoub , Fadi Sawan , International Covenant For Civil , Higher Judicial Council , United Nations Commission Of Inquiry , Human Rights Watch , Lebanon Court , Judicial Council , Justice Ministry , Un Human Rights Committee , Supreme Council For Trying Presidents , Beirut Bar Association , Human Rights , Rights Watch , Criminal Procedure , International Covenant , Political Rights , Rights Committee , Higher Judicial , Lebanese Judge Association , Prime Minister , Trying Presidents ,