Report: State security to audit Archbishop al-Hajj's properties
A state security service is expanding the investigations over Archbishop Moussa al-Hajj to include an audit of the bishop’s properties, al-Akhbar newspaper reported Monday.
The daily said that informed sources had suggested a possibility of a material benefit in exchange for the transfer of funds from Israel to Lebanon.
"It is not clear whether al-Hajj will be summoned again after he failed to appear before the court, given the political and religious protection that he enjoys," the sources told al-Akhbar.
Al-Hajj had been questioned for 12 hours last week upon his return from Israel with large quantities of medicines, foodstuffs and canned goods, in addition to $460,000. A military court summoned him for further questioning, but he ignored the summons amid a strong support from Christian leaders.
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