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Lebanon blast judge charges former PM Hassan Diab with homicide -court summons
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - The judge investigating the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast has charged then-premier Hassan Diab and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent, according to a court summons seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The judge investigating the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast has charged then-premier Hassan Diab and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent, according to a court summons seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
Judge Tarek Bitar unexpectedly resumed his investigation on Monday after more than a year of paralysis prompted by political opposition to his probe.
(Reporting by Laila Bassam; Writing by Maya Gebeily; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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