Tarek Bitar

Judge Bitar Given Clearance by Hajjar to Continue Investigation Into Port Explosion

Judge Tarek Bitar, who is in charge of investigating the Beirut port explosion case, will be able to continue his investigation, despite 34 appeals lodged against him by personalities against whom he had taken legal action. The acting public prosecutor of the Court of Cassation, Judge Jamal Hajjar, overturned a decision on Monday by his ...

Judge Bitar Interrogates Three Suspects in the Beirut Port Explosion Case

Tarek Bitar, the judge in charge of investigating the Beirut port explosion, questioned on Friday three suspects as part of the ongoing probe into the devastating August 4, 2020 blast in which more than 200 people were killed and large swathes of the city destroyed. Sister company Huna Lubnan reported that the suspects include Brigadier General ...

Beirut Blast Investigator Resumes Work After Two Years

Lebanese judge Tarek Bitar resumed his investigation into the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast on Thursday, charging 10 people, including security, customs and military personnel, according to a judicial official. The fresh charges come after a two-year hiatus in the investigation into the August 4, 2020 explosion that killed more than 220 people, ...