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Beirut port blast judge charges top public prosecutor

Summary by Ground News

Lebanese judge Tarek Bitar refuses to step down from probe into Beirut port blast. Prosecutor General Ghassan Oueidat accuses Bitar of "rebelling against the judiciary and usurping power" Bitar says he has no authority to charge him. August 4, 2020 blast destroyed much of Beirut port and surrounding areas, killing more than 215 people.

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BBC News

Beirut blast: Lebanon prosecutor charges judge leading investigation

It comes two days after the judge restarted his investigation, which had been frozen for 13 months.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Beirut Blast Probe: Lebanon Top Prosecutor, Judges Among Eight Charged With 'Homicide, Arson and Sabotage'

Reopening the case after a 13-month suspension, Lebanon's campaigning judge Tarek Bitar charged an initial eight suspects, including General Security head Abbas Ibrahim and State Security agency chief Tony Saliba with probable intent to murder and other crimes in the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast probe

1 year ago·India

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Reuters

Lebanese blast investigator charges former PM, top public prosecutor

The judge probing the 2020 Beirut blast has charged Lebanon's top public prosecutor, the then-premier and other senior current and former officials in connection with the devastating explosion, judicial sources said and court summons show.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Lebanon's chief prosecutor orders all suspects in 2020 port explosion released

Lebanon's top prosecutor has ordered all suspects detained in the investigation into the deadly 2020 port blast in Beirut released, a lawyer for two detainees and judicial officials say.

1 year ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

Prosecutor orders release of Beirut port blast detainees

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s top prosecutor Wednesday ordered all suspects detained in the deadly 2020 port blast in Beirut released, a lawyer for two detainees and judicial officials said.

1 year ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Lebanon blast investigator charges public prosecutor, sources say

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The judge investigating the 2020 Beirut port explosion has charged Lebanon's top public prosecutor and three other judges in connection with the catastrophic blast, two judicial sources said on Tuesday. Read full story

1 year ago·Malaysia

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