Public Prosecutor, Judge Ghassan Oweidat, on Monday announced his resignation from pursuing investigations into Beirut port explosion’s dossier in his capacity as “a judicial prosecutor in the case who is related to one of the indicted members by Judge Fadi Sawan.”
Former MP and Minister, Ghazi Zaiter, who was indicted by Sawan last week, is married to Judge Oweidat’s sister.
Moreover, the NNA reporter stated that according to the law, the authority to pursue the investigation within the public prosecution’s role rests with public attorney, Judge Ghassan El-Khoury, who will follow up on the investigation.
Source: NNA