Bassil Slams Some Blocs' Bid to 'Prevent Judiciary from Unveiling Port Blast Truth'
Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Jebran Bassil on Wednesday noted that Thursday's parliamentary session is "illegitimate."
It does not conform to "the legal mechanism stipulated by Article 93 of parliament's bylaws and Articles 20 and 22 of the penal code for trials before the Higher Council (for the Trial of Presidents and Ministers), which strips the session of its legality and renders all its measures illegal," Bassil tweeted.
"The FPM's principled stance is in favor of lifting the immunities that prevent the prosecution of those responsible for the port blast, and we reject the attempt by some in parliament to bypass the judiciary and prevent it from continuing the investigation to unveil the truth," Bassil added.
"We will not tolerate the concealment of the truth," the FPM chief stressed.
Thursday's session -- which will be boycotted by the FPM, the Lebanese Forces, the Progressive Socialist Party, the Armenian bloc and several independent MPs -- is dedicated to discussing a controversial parliamentary petition aimed at prosecuting three MPs summoned by Judge Tarek al-Bitar in the port blast probe.
The petition calls for the Higher Council for the Trial of Presidents and Ministers to look into the charges instead of Bitar, who is the lead investigative judge named by the Higher Judicial Council -- the country's top national security court.
The Higher Council for the Trial of Presidents and Ministers consists of eight judges and seven MPs. It was only activated twice in Lebanon's history -- in 1993 and 1999.
11 August 2021, 17:54
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It does not conform to "the legal mechanism stipulated by Article 93 of parliament's bylaws and Articles 20 and 22 of the penal code for trials before the Higher Council (for the Trial of Presidents and Ministers), which strips the session of its legality and renders all its measures illegal," Bassil tweeted.
Why doesn't he call for stripping Michel Aoun as well of his immunity just to sound a bit more credible!
11 August 2021, 19:20
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Lift the president’s immunity, he was well aware of the danger as he acknowledged on TV.
11 August 2021, 22:37
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Ladies and Gentlmen, a perfect example of talking from both ends of your mouth. BRAVO!!!
12 August 2021, 01:51
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@GamirSeasea
You are a very sad specimen of a human being . Everyday you log in with a new username and harass other users and somehow you think you are funny or clever. Obviously, your life is empty and lonely which is not a surprise considering the type of person you are. Go do something productive, read a book, or contemplate suicide.
12 August 2021, 07:05
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Ubelievable anaylsis of current events..... You have so much to offer.
12 August 2021, 07:48
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as far as has been said, the FPM is the only bloc that has said to lift immunities and let the Judiciary do its job and reveal the names of people involved in the port blast. All the others just talk about it but dont actually want it done.
12 August 2021, 10:37
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You mean selective lifting of immunities. How about calling for Aoun's immunity to be lifted?
