ROGUE PROSECUTOR
Ghada Aoun
Ghada Aoun
Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor
A polarizing judicial figure known for her televised raids on financial institutions. While claiming to fight corruption, her investigations are widely criticized as politically motivated witch-hunts targeting opponents of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM). She has repeatedly defied judicial dismissal orders, exposing the complete breakdown of the Lebanese judicial hierarchy.
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"Justice used as a political weapon ceases to be justice."
Evidence & Activities
POLITICIZED RAIDS
- Orchestrated dramatic, media-covered raids on the Mecattaf money exchange and various banks, often accompanied by FPM activists rather than security forces.
- Accused of selectively targeting banks aligned with her political rivals while ignoring others.
- Her refusal to step down despite dismissal by the Public Prosecutor signaled the end of judicial chain of command.
JUDICIAL ANARCHY
- Dismissed from investigations multiple times by the Higher Judicial Council but refused to comply, breaking locks and entering sealed offices by force.
- Faces over 20 complaints before the Judicial Inspection Authority, the highest for any judge in Lebanese history.
- Actions have been described by legal experts as contributing to the total paralysis of the judiciary.
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