Father of Port Blast Victim Files Recusal Request against Bitar

Youssef al-Mawla, the father of one of Beirut port blast victims, filed Friday a recusal request against the port blast investigator Judge Tarek Bitar.

Al-Mawla's lawyer Salman Barakat filed on Friday morning the recusal request before the Criminal Court of Cassation headed by Judge Randa Kfoury.

The lawsuit accused Bitar of “causing delays in the investigation" and "hindering it" due to the judge's "selectivity in summoning some suspects and overlooking others,” the lawsuit stated.