Lead investigative judge into the Beirut port blast Tarek Bitar has decided to prosecute the caretaker prime minister Hassan Diab, MP Ali Hasan Khalil, MP Ghazi Zaiter, MP Nuhad Mashnouq, former minister Fenianos, Saliba, General Security Chief Abbas Ibrahim, the head of State Security, General Tony Saliba as well as several former military commanders and a number of judges.
MPs Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zoueiter, on Friday said in response to Beirut Port blast investigator’s request for the parliament’s permission to question them that they were “ready to appear before the judge immediately, even before the permission is requested, to help uncover the truth and steer clear from responsibility for this crime.”
On August 4, 2020, a massive blast rocked Beirut Port blast, killing around 195 citizens and injuring over 6000 of others. The explosion also caused much destruction in the capital and its suburbs.
Source: NNA