Lebanese Prosecutors Seek Charges Against Former President Michel Aoun Over Beirut Port Explosion
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The trigger of the disaster was a welding accident that ignited a shipment of nearby pyrotechnic material, spreading the flames until reaching the ammonium nitrate.
Lebanese prosecutor wants Aoun charged over port blast
A Lebanese prosecutor on Tuesday requested that former president Michel Aoun be indicted over the 2020 Beirut port blast that killed more than 200 people. The prosecutor at Lebanon's Court of Cassation asked the judge overseeing the case, Tarek Bitar, to "press charges against (former) president Aoun," said a court official, requesting anonymity. The official added that charges were being sought against Aoun because he "had prior knowledge of th…
The ex-president is said to have known about ammonium nitrate stored in the port. More than 200 people were killed during the explosion in 2020.
Justice accuses him of having known for the presence of ammonium nitrate without having taken the necessary measures.
The judicial record, which has become a symbol of impunity in Lebanon, has been at a standstill since 2023 due to political and legal disputes.
A Lebanese prosecutor requested on Tuesday the indictment of former President Michel Aoun for the explosion in the port of Beirut that had killed more than 200 people in 2020, said a judicial source at the AFP.
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