Report: Mawlawi tasked with finding exit for Ibrahim's extension
The issue of extending the term of General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim has suffered a “setback,” al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Thursday.
“The same as Speaker Nabih Berri referred the file of extending the term of General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim to the premiership, after failing to hold a legislative session, it seems that caretaker PM Najib Mikati has in turn distanced himself from the file by referring it to caretaker Interior Minister Bassam al-Mawlawi,” the daily said.
“The Grand Serail did not witness yesterday any meeting between the premier and a number judges in which suggestions for legal formulas that would allow for extending Ibrahim’s term were supposed to be discussed,” the newspaper added.
“The meeting was not held due to the absence of a firm formula that would not be subject to appeals, and accordingly it was decided to refer the matter to Mawlawi in an attempt to find a legal exit,” al-Akhbar said.
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