Bassil says 'judges of negligence' will be 'held accountable'

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Thursday lashed out at the “judges of negligence” over the Riad Salameh and Badri Daher cases, warning judges to “beware” because they “will be held accountable.”

“The judges have begged the central bank governor to hike their salaries, whereas he is supposed to be put on trial by them over several crimes that he has committed, the least of which is that he gave a commission to his brother’s firm for treasury bonds issued by the central bank for the benefit of the Lebanese state,” Bassil said in a video posted on social media.

“Judges are throwing to each other the paper containing the request to file a lawsuit against him. One has made the excuse that a Shiite should not prosecute a Maronite, another has said that a Sunni should not prosecute a Maronite and a third has made an excuse that a Greek Orthodox should not prosecute a Maronite,” Bassil lamented.

“Beware, judges of negligence, this time you will not enforce accountability, this time you are the ones who will be held accountable,” the FPM chief warned.