Lead investigator’s neutrality questioned by former minister, source says
A person rides a motorbike near the site of the 2020 port blast in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 27 2021. REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR
The August 4 2020 Beirut port blast killed more than 200 people, injured thousands and destroyed swathes of the city. It was caused by a large quantity of explosive chemicals stored at a warehouse unsafely for years. Judge Tarek Bitar was appointed lead investigator after the removal of his predecessor in February on similar grounds.
The court of cassation issued a decision in February that removed the first judge, Fadi Sawan, from the case after a request from two former ministers he had charged, Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zeaiter.
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