The judges of Lebanon announced an open strike and a complete break from work, in protest once morest the financial and social conditions that judges live in, and in rejection of the “oppression and humiliation” that the entire judicial body is subjected to, which led to the disruption of work in the investigation departments and most courts.
Senior judges, including members of the Supreme Judicial Council, joined the strike. Others joined the Audit Bureau and the State Shura Council, while the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Suhail Abboud, asserted that “the judiciary will not resign its responsibilities, and it will remain the cornerstone of building the state.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati resumed yesterday his talks on forming a government with President Michel Aoun, following weeks of interruption.
After the meeting, Mikati said: “On June 29, I presented the president with a cabinet line-up, and during today’s meeting (yesterday) this formation was discussed, and the conversation is relevant,” adding: “We will continue because I can say that the views are close.”
The two parties discussed “the formula previously proposed by Mikati and some minor amendments that can be implemented to reach a government,” according to MP Asaad Dergham, adding that “there is a serious intention” to form a government, while former MP Ali Darwish described Mikati’s visit to Baabda as “a completion For consultation, it is of great importance at this stage,” and stressed “the seriousness of the composition, because a government with full powers is a Lebanese need.”
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