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Tarek Bitar

Tarek Bitar

Lebanese investigative judge leading Beirut port blast probe

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The investigation into the port explosion has become a battle for Lebanon’s future," Amnesty’s Aya Majzoub said of Bitar’s struggle to pursue senior officials.

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Beirut port blast: Bulgarian court jolts global push for accountability

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Probe formally resumed in 2025 after years of political and legal obstruction

Five years after a warehouse of ammonium nitrate obliterated much of Beirut, a Bulgarian court has just refused to send the man tied to the ship that carried the chemicals back to Lebanon. The man is Igor Grechushkin, a dual Russian‑Cypriot businessman. Sofia's judges said Lebanon hadn't convincingly promised he would be shielded from the death penalty if extradited.

Updated 6 days ago