Ferzli: Parliament Bureau, Justice Committee request brief of evidence in port blast probe
9 تموز 2021 18:18
Deputy Speaker Elie Ferzli indicated that lawmakers who convened Friday in Ain el-Tineh had decided to request the documents and evidence compiled by lead investigator in the Beirut port blast case, Judge Tarek Bitar, before allowing the lifting of immunity of officials summoned in the probe.
"After reviewing Judge Tarek Bitar's demand for permission to prosecute former minister Nohad Mashnouq and MPs Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zeaiter (...) and following lengthy discussions by the Parliament Bureau and the Administration and Justice Committee, chaired by Speaker Nabih Berri, it has been decided to demand the brief of evidence included in the probe, in addition to all documents and papers substantiating suspicions and relevant to those called in for questioning," Ferzli said.
He added that the Parliament Bureau and the said Committee would convene upon receiving the requested documents, before addressing the Parliament in that respect.
"The Parliament is keen on this national cause, and it vows to following up on this dossier in accordance with the law and the Constitution," he said.
"After reviewing Judge Tarek Bitar's demand for permission to prosecute former minister Nohad Mashnouq and MPs Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zeaiter (...) and following lengthy discussions by the Parliament Bureau and the Administration and Justice Committee, chaired by Speaker Nabih Berri, it has been decided to demand the brief of evidence included in the probe, in addition to all documents and papers substantiating suspicions and relevant to those called in for questioning," Ferzli said.
He added that the Parliament Bureau and the said Committee would convene upon receiving the requested documents, before addressing the Parliament in that respect.
"The Parliament is keen on this national cause, and it vows to following up on this dossier in accordance with the law and the Constitution," he said.