Judge Issues Arrest Warrant Against Ibrahim Bashir
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Beirut Examining Magistrate Ghassan Owaidat issued on Tuesday an arrest warrant against Higher Relief Council chief Ibrahim Bashir over embezzlement charges.
Bashir has been charged along with his wife with embezzlement, smuggling and money laundering.
Bashir is the secretary-general of the HRC, which helps Lebanese citizens and communities hit by natural and man-made disasters.
Owaidat issued the warrant against him after questioning him for two hours, the state-run National News Agency reported. But he did not interrogate his wife for being hospitalized.
Two others have also been charged.
Local media reports have said they have embezzled around $10 million.
The defendants face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
19 November 2013, 14:41
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Good. Now how about the embezzlement of the country's wealth by the likes of Berri, Jumblat, Aoun, and Mikati? I wanted to say Hariri but he is the only one on the list who saw his wealth actually drop. All the others are besmella mashalla.
19 November 2013, 18:30
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Of course he is honest a guy... If he is like sanyoura, michel murr, ghazi aridi and all this bunch of dishonest thieves he would free like them.
At least we are highly ranked in the most corrupted country list
