Beirut – «Al Khaleej», agencies:
Yesterday, Thursday, the Lebanese judiciary issued an arrest warrant once morest Raja Salameh, the brother of the governor of the Central Bank, and the government commissioner to the military court, Judge Fadi Akiki, claimed the head of the “Lebanese Forces” party, Samir Geagea, in the file of the Tayouneh events. The electoral lists appear before the closing date for the withdrawal of candidates on the 30th of this month, coinciding with the rise in the dollar exchange rate on the black market, as it exceeded the threshold of 25,000 pounds to the dollar, while the Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi moved to protect “hydrogen and fuel tanks” threatening to explode simulating a disaster. Beirut port.
Lebanese sources said that Judge Nicolas Mansour issued an arrest warrant once morest Raja Salameh, brother of Banque du Liban Governor Riad Salameh, in the file he is investigating regarding the Fawry company, and related to financial transfers that exceeded $330 million. And she added, “Judge Mansour also set next Thursday, a date for hearing Riad Salameh.” Judge Ghada Aoun had ordered the arrest of Raja Salameh, last week, following questioning him at the Palace of Justice in Baabda. Aoun accused Salameh of “complicity in the crime of illicit enrichment.” Judge Ghada Aoun also issued a decision stating that customs must be informed of the necessity of preventing the transfer and transfer of funds outside Lebanon to a number of banks, including Beirut, Awdeh, bank credit, BLOM, and others. Judge Aoun had issued a decision on March 14, according to which she placed a sign prohibiting the disposal of real estate and movable and immovable property of a number of bankers.
Also within the framework of the judiciary, the government commissioner to the military court, Judge Fadi Akiki, accused the head of the “Lebanese Forces” party, Samir Geagea, regarding the Tayouneh events file. Lawyer Wadih Akl pointed out that the number of defendants in this file has risen to dozens on both sides, including regarding 25 people between detainees and escapees from the opposite side, and stated that the file is supported by many and varied data and evidence. In response, an official in the Forces Party said that the accusation once morest Geagea was politicized, and that the investigation into the violence was also politicized from the start.
On the other hand, the Lebanese Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, issued a series of decisions, following he revealed the presence of dangerous substances in the Al-Zouk thermal plant, which may lead to an explosion similar to the explosion in the port of Beirut. The Minister of Interior said in a statement: Following information received regarding the situation of chemical warehouses belonging to the Al-Zouk Thermal Factory, and since the current security situation of the factory is not sound due to the presence of gaps in the technical fence and the lack of guarding elements that allow people to enter its precincts, where there are tanks (hydrogen and fuel oil). He submitted a detailed warning report to the Council of Ministers, which in turn decided to entrust the army to immediately secure a guard point in the factory, to detect the existing materials and take the necessary measures to prevent any damage that may result from it and work to move and remove it immediately.
