2023-11-28 19:14:53
The head of the Beirut Bar Association, Fadi Al-Masry, explained in a statement, “As a result of our colleague Hassan Al-Mawla being assaulted in the Central Criminal Investigation Department at the Palace of Justice in Beirut, the head of the Beirut Bar Association made a call to the Cassation Public Prosecutor, Ghassan Oueidat, asking him to take immediate action and take the necessary measures.”
He pointed out that “as a result of the follow-up, Al-Mawla came to the president’s office in the presence of some members of the union’s council, namely former captain Nader Kasbar, Maysam Younis, and Elie Qalimos, in parallel with the presence of the head of the Central Criminal Investigation Department, Brigadier General Nicolas Saad, who apologized in his personal name and in the name of everyone who attacked the colleague.” Al-Mawla, as Captain Masri stressed before the audience that the dignity of the lawyer is above all considerations and that such practices are condemned and rejected, since the Bar is always keen and watchful of the rights and immunity of the lawyer, so that it will not hesitate to take all administrative and legal measures to avoid any similar violations in the future.” .
Earlier,
Al-Nashra followed the details of the incident, as it learned that lawyer Hassan Al-Mawla was in the process of submitting a complaint to the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities following being subjected to attacks by members of the Criminal Investigation Department. However, a meeting took place in the office of the head of the Bar Association, Fadi Al-Masry, which included Al-Mawla and the head of the Central Criminal Investigation Department, Brigadier General Nicolas Saad. The latter apologized for the incident, which prompted Al-Mawla to accept the apology and withdraw from filing the complaint.
In the details, “Al-Nashra” learned from sources familiar with the incident, that what happened was caused by the Lord’s review of the transaction of a car that had been confiscated by one of his agents, and its location was not known. The lawyer worked to obtain a legal release of the car’s seizure and consulted the Criminal Investigation Department. However, when he reviewed The Investigation Department was informed that the car’s location was unknown, and Al-Mawla was asked to leave, provided that he would later be informed of a written answer regarding the car’s location.
In this context, the Lord reviewed the transaction once more today, Tuesday, November 28, but when he was asked regarding the location of the car, his voice began to rise towards the Lord in the Criminal Investigation Department and Brigadier General Nicolas Saad asked him not to review the matter in the department, which prompted the Lord to respond to him, and they exchanged Both parties used profanity, then members of the Criminal Investigation Department intervened by assaulting the lawyer and throwing him to the ground.
In this regard, the sources reported that Al-Mawla was in the process of filing a complaint once morest the attack, but as a result of the meeting held in the office of the head of the Bar Association, an apology was made from the lawyer Al-Mawla, who accepted the apology, and what happened was justified by Brigadier General Saad as a reaction by the officers following The altercation that happened.
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