This is Beirut, 17/12 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lawyers Majd Harb and Elie Kyrillos filed a legal complaint once again on Tuesday against Al-Qard Al-Hassan, Hezbollah's illicit financial institution. Harb announced on his X account that he had “filed this complaint for the second time against Hezbollah, addressed to the Acting Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Jamal Hajjar.” ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 25/10 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Hezbollah's financial capacity is estimated to be around one and a half billion dollars, based on general assessments, as the true extent of its funds remains unknown. What is certain is that this money exists outside the banking system and is not part of any financial or economic framework affiliated with the Lebanese state. From these funds ...
05/09 19:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Ghada Aoun, the Attorney General of the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, attempted to reclaim the financial cases she had been removed from after her dismissal by Judge Jamal Hajjar, the Acting Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation. However, her efforts were destined to fail. Information obtained by Houna Loubnan indicates that the acting ...
This Is Beirut, 18/07 20:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Despite her dismissal from her post over a month ago, the Public Prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, Judge Ghada Aoun, issued an order on Thursday “banning the Chairman of the Board of Directors of al-Mawarid bank, former minister Marwan Kheireddine, from leaving the country.” The ban came “in connection with the complaint ...
Carole Salloum, 12/06 20:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Judge Ghada Aoun's noncompliance with any directive was no surprise, as she considers herself above any guidance or discipline. History has shown her rejection of both. This time, however, there is no going back on Judge Hajjar's decision, no matter how Judge Aoun attempts to evade it, with the support of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and a ...
Michel Touma, 12/06 10:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Advocating for the establishment of the rule of law in Lebanon may seem utopian, even somewhat naïve, given the current circumstances and the sweeping changes in the Middle East. However, is it too much to ask that the Lebanese at least aspire to be free from the jungle law and the laughable, grotesque reign of scorn and absurdity? In short, is ...
Roger Merheb, 10/06 19:44 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Following years of abuse and judicial misconduct, Ghada Aoun, the Public Prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, was finally scheduled to appear before the Judicial Disciplinary Council on Monday at 3 PM. Since her dismissal in May 2023, Aoun has repeatedly refused to comply with summonses from this judicial body. Ghada Aoun has ...
Roger Merheb, 09/06 16:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On Sunday morning, the Public Prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, Ghada Aoun, had the nerve to tweet the following on her X account: "This country does not deserve justice; it deserves a mafia regime that controls all its resources. [...] The fight against corruption no longer makes sense. At least I leave with a clear conscience. ...
This Is Beirut, 09/06 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) chief Gebran Bassil said that the real fear is “laxity with regard to the presidential vacancy, and this issue must be separated from the others.” After meeting with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai, Bassil stated that “there is a process aimed at preventing and blocking the election of a president of the ...
Youssef Diab, 08/06 17:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Following the issuance of a circular by the Acting Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Judge Jamal Hajjar, instructing the judicial police, along with all ministries and public administrations, to disregard the directives of Mount Lebanon Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal, Ghada Aoun has been effectively sidelined from her duties and ...
This Is Beirut, 07/06 21:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati was officially notified on Friday of Acting Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation Jamal Hajjar's decision to dismiss Ghada Aoun, Public Prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, on the grounds of professional misconduct. He immediately sent a memorandum to all ministries, administrations and ...
This Is Beirut, 06/06 15:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Public Prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, Ghada Aoun, retorted to Acting Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Judge Jamal Hajjar’s decision to discharge her from all cases she is working on by accusing him of “usurping” his post. Twice dismissed from office, Aoun was quick to react in the most unusual way, by ...