FINANCE ENFORCER
Ali Hassan Khalil
Ali Hassan Khalil
MP / Former Finance Minister
Nabih Berri's right-hand man and the gatekeeper of the Finance Ministry. Sanctioned by the US for aiding Hezbollah and for corruption. He is infamous for refusing to sign judicial decrees to block the Beirut Port investigation and for engineering the 'financial engineering' laws alongside Salameh that wiped out people's savings.
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"The signature is mine, and I will not sign."
Evidence & Activities
BLOCKING THE PORT INVESTIGATION
- Refused to sign the judicial appointments needed to keep the Beirut Port Blast investigation alive.
- Issued an arrest warrant for Judge Tarek Bitar in a brazen attempt to intimidate the judiciary.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE CORRUPTION
- Used the Finance Ministry as a tool for sectarian patronage, hiring thousands of illegal employees.
- Blocked forensic audits that would have exposed the scale of theft in the public sector.
SANCTIONS & HEZBOLLAH LINKS
- Sanctioned by the US for providing material support to Hezbollah and leveraging his political position for financial gain.
- Accused of moving money for Hezbollah through state institutions.
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