On Tuesday, July twenty sixth, the Lebanese parliament convened in its first legislative session because the 2022 elections. Throughout that session, the parliament elected 7 MPs by acclamation to turn out to be members of the Supreme Council for prosecuting presidents and ministers.
The 7 members are Jamil Al Sayyed (linked to Hezbollah), Abdel Karim Kabbara (unbiased), Faisal Al Sayegh (PSP), Hagop Pakradounian (Tashnag), George Atallah (FPM), Imad al-Hout (Islamic Group), and Tony Frangieh (Marada).
Furthermore, MPs Kabalan Kabalan (Amal), Salim Aoun (FPM), and Jihad al-Samad (unbiased) have been appointed alternate members of the council.
In response, households of the port explosion victims organized a sit-in in entrance of Parliament to protest in opposition to the election of this council.
A number of political figures are calling for the council to turn out to be the one physique with the ability to prosecute the ministers and MPs accused within the Beirut Port explosion.
Many individuals, nevertheless, doubt that justice might be achieved, primarily as a result of they deem many of the members of the brand new council to be from the identical political class that was answerable for the Beirut Port explosion.
