Khoury Says Ministers Trial Council in Port Case Can be Discussed

Justice Minister Henri Khoury on Monday expressed openness to the possibility of referring the accused former officials in the port blast case to the Higher Council for the Trial of Presidents and Ministers – a 15-member body comprised of MPs and judges that has rarely been active throughout Lebanon’s history.

Khoury voiced his remarks in a meeting with a delegation from the Beirut Bar Association.

“This file is in the hands of the judiciary, which is performing its duties in this regard,” the minister said, in response to a question about the port blast file.

As for the issue of the parliamentary-judicial Higher Council, Khoury said: “This matter is a legal point that is up to discussion, that’s why no legal stance must be rushed about it.”