Lebanon today »Does Riad Salama remain in prison?

Who would have imagined that the former governor of Lebanon would become Riad Salama behind bars? It is the most prominent judicial event during the past year. However, recently, the Israeli war on Lebanon stole the spotlight, so it can be said that the file of Riad Salama has become oblivious. What are the most prominent developments in this file?

The journalist, Youssef Diab, indicates that “the file of Riad Salama is stuck, subject to the defendants, lawyers, Marwan Issa Al -Khoury and Mickey Tueni, who, after the claim to them and give permission by the Bar Association, presented formal definitions, answered by the investigation judge, and was seen by the accusative body that returned the file to the judge The investigation, but no session has been held until now. ”
Diab considers, in an interview with MTV, that “the failure to hold a session is surprising, as it is supposed to specify a session for the defendants and take measures”, and believes that “it is in the interest of the unlikely defendants who are stalled because it is just holding a session and interrogating them, the result may be their arrest ”.
Diab explains that “Riyad Salama is the only arrested person in this file until now.” This is what he considers surprising, and he says: “Either the investigation ends and the suspicious decision is issued and Salama turns on the trial in order for the public trial to begin and take his right to defend himself before the court’s body, or either to be abandoned His path is awaiting the completion of other aspects of the investigation, including the interrogation of the defendants and listening to witnesses and experts in the Bank of Lebanon, “stressing” the need to decide on this issue. “
Can we witness the release of Riyad Salama through a settlement? Diab says: “Every detainee can be released after the exhaustion of the reserve detention deadline,” adding: “The agent of defending the safety of lawyer Mark Hedaqa can submit a release request, and he has submitted 3 requests to evacuate the Sabeel, but she was rejected, given that the investigation has not been completed yet and has not yet The defendants are interrogated and there can be a confrontation between the safety and other claimants and the witnesses.
Diab stresses that “the settlement is not useful for Riyadh Salama or the judiciary, but rather there must be a release after conducting the investigations and exhausting the period of reserve detention, and that it is released on a high financial guarantee, and that it is tried without being suspended, or the investigation is completed with the rest of the defendants And taking measures against them, provided that everyone is referred to the court to try them and issue the ruling, otherwise, the continued reserve detention is an injustice to Riyadh Salama, “considering that” it cannot be the safety of the only arrested in the file while there are other defendants outside the prison, and it cannot He is a reserve arrested for an open deadline without issuing a decision to think and transfer it to the court.

So, it seems that this file is “lengthy”, as it is said in the colloquial language, and it seems that it is more complicated than some people think, so are the judicial procedures in this file be completed soon and we are witnessing a fair accounting for all?


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