French judicial delegation to Lebanon to also tackle port file
The upcoming investigations by a French judicial delegation to Lebanon will not be limited to Riad Salameh’s case but will also tackle the Beirut port blast file, media reports said.
“The memos of the European authorities included the names of investigative judges that are not working on the file of the central bank governor, especially the French memo which included the name of the French judge investigating the Beirut port bombing crime, who asked for a January 24 appointment with Attorney General Sabbouh Suleiman, who is tasked by the public prosecution to oversee the file of the port investigations,” al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday.
“It is not known whether the French judge has also requested a meeting with Judge Tarek Bitar, knowing that the latter had met with him on May 27 accompanied by a representative of the French public prosecution. The French back then asked to look into the investigations of Bitar, who refused to comply and told them that the investigations were confidential,” the daily said.
Noting that the French judge intends to “test the waters,” al-Akhbar added that Lebanon has not yet received any European information that would “make a difference” in the Lebanese file related to the port case.
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