Qahwaji Shows Up at Justice Palace over Port Case, Session Postponed

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The former army commander Jean Qahwaji came Friday to the Palace of Justice in Beirut to appear before the judicial investigator Judge Tarek al-Bitar over the Beirut Port blast case.

The session was not held due to the lawyers' strike, and was postponed to Monday, August 2.

Qahwaji’s counsel confirmed to TV networks that “the strike of the lawyers is affecting all files.”

He stressed that Qahwaji’s attendance at the Palace of Justice is a proof that he is not “afraid of the investigation” and that he is not “hiding anything.”

“Qahwaji has many things to present to the judicial investigator,” the lawyer added.

Qahwaji was among several politicians and current and former security officials who were recently summoned by Bitar for interrogation in the Port blast case.

SourceNaharnet
Comments 4
Thumb lubnani.masi7i almost 3 years

He just arrived from Switzerland where his family now lives. In addition to owning 23 properties in Lebanon he has properties in France, Switzerland, and the USA.

Thumb justin almost 3 years

What happened to his Yacht?

Thumb i.report almost 3 years

Unbelievable! He belongs in jail and so does his family from profiting from illicitly acquired properties.

Thumb justin almost 3 years

وشدد فرنجية على أن “هناك فرقا بين الظلم والحق ونحن اليوم ضد الظلم ولكننا لسنا ضد الحق”، موضحا أن “باخرة النيترات بقيت موجودة في المرفأ مدة سنتين في عهد العماد جان قهوجي وثلاث سنوات في عهد العماد جوزيف عون، فلماذا يتم استدعاء قهوجي ولا يستدعى عون؟”
وتابع، “نحن مع المحاكمة العادلة وان لم يكونوا ابرياء عليهم ان يدفعوا الثمن. الجيش احتفل بثلاثة أعياد استقلال بعيدا من مكان وجود النيترات بحوالى مئة متر، فإما انه لا يعرف ويجب ان يدفع الثمن او يعلم وأخطأ”.

https://www.lebanese-forces.com/2021/07/21/sleiman-frangieh-51/