Amal MP calls for publishing of A&M audit report, says Berri wants that too

Amal MP Ali Hassan Khalil has called on behalf of Amal and Speaker Nabih Berri for the publishing of an audit report submitted by the Alvarez & Marsal international auditing firm.

The Finance Ministry had denied last week accusations that it had “hidden” the forensic audit report.

"The report belongs to the Lebanese government and not to the Finance Ministry, and using its content falls under the government’s jurisdiction," the Finance Ministry said.

Khalil said that all administrations and ministries must be audited too, as he lashed out at former President Michel Aoun who had accused Amal of standing against the forensic audit.

"What was Aoun's role from 2005 to 2022? He was president for 6 years, and he had the largest parliamentary and ministerial bloc," Khalil said.

Aoun had claimed that the ruling system is trying to hide the forensic audit because the report condemns those who received it or condemns someone they want to protect.

The Nidaa al-Watan newspaper said the report consists of around 330 pages and is supposed to preliminary specify the types and dates of the possible financial crimes.