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Judge Bitar issues an arrest warrant for MP and former Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil for the second time in the Beirut port blast probe

Date: 
Friday, December 10, 2021

Judge Bitar who is charged with investigating the Beirut port blast demanded Friday the immediate arrest of a former minister who has refused to appear before court, a judicial source said. 

The director-general of the internal security forces, Imad Osman, had refused an earlier request for the arrest of Khalil citing an article of the constitution.

Acting Bodies: 
Judicial bodies (cassation courts, constitutional council, military courts…)
Type: 
Judicial Decisions
Categories: 
Security
Impact: 
National
Status: 
Other / NA
Civil Society Response: 
Not applicable