Beirut: Lebanese Parliament on Friday told Judges who investigated last year the Beirut Port explosion that he had surpassed his power by issuing a court warrant for the Prime Minister of Caretaker Hassan Diab after he did not appear to be questioned.
Judge Tarek Bitar, led an investigation into a large explosion, which issued a request in July to question the Dabab and other top officials, including the former minister, who was charged with his predecessor with negligence over negligence.
All have denied mistakes.
In a letter to the prosecutor, the Parliamentary General Secretary said Pupoena fell outside the jurisdiction of Bitar.
The explosion on August 4 2020 was caused by a large number of ammonium nitrates which were unsafe in the port for years.
It killed more than 200 people, injured by thousands and capital plots were destroyed.
Many people in Lebanon are very angry that no senior officials are taken into account.
Requests have repeatedly vomited with the main judge deleted in February after the court resulted in two former ministers he was assigned to negligence for disaster.
Influential factions have accused Bitar bias.
The strong Shi’ite group Hezbollah this month accused him of playing politics.
Sunni politicians, including former Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri, have objected to the investigator’s movement against Diab, said the position of Prime Minister intended for Sunni in the Lebanon sectarian system was chosen.
In a statement at the end of Thursday, the former prime minister, including Hariri, said President Michel Aoun, Chief of Christian Maronite, had learned about chemicals at the port and said he did nothing to avoid the explosion.
They say immunity must be revoked from Aoun, saying the investigation is being directed from the Presidential Palace.
Bitar has not commented on the allegations that he was pursuing a political agenda.
After the explosion, Aoun said he had been told about chemicals and directed the highest defense council, the security umbrella group and military institutions chaired by the President, to “do what was needed”.
He denied responsibility and said he was ready to testify.
Some parliamentarians have pressured the probe to senior officials to be referred to a special council who heard cases against former presidents and ministers.
This worried criticism will effectively thwart the judicial question.
Lebanese parliament tells the judge he can’t lock up PM in diab
