The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Judge Jamal Hajjar, has issued an arrest warrant for Al-Manar TV reporter Ali Berro, according to information relayed by several local media outlets. This warrant was issued after the journalist refused for the third time to appear before the competent judicial authority, as part of the investigation into the illumination of the Rawcheh Rock.
Berro’s lawyer appeared at the Rawcheh police station on Saturday morning and reiterated that his client, being a journalist, would not appear before the judicial police. The judge therefore decided to take the appropriate measures against him.
Meanwhile, one of the individuals who supplied the laser device used to illuminate the rock was questioned and placed under judicial supervision by order of Judge Hajjar. The person interrogated also provided the name of another individual who has been summoned for questioning next Monday.
On Wednesday, Judge Hajjar had already issued two arrest warrants for individuals suspected of contributing to the organization of the highly controversial illumination of the Pigeon Rocks in Rawcheh last Thursday, when portraits of former Hezbollah leaders were projected on the site.
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam had instructed the ministers of justice and interior to take the necessary legal measures against those who violated his directive, which prohibited the illumination of the rock and gatherings of more than 500 people at Rawcheh.
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