PROTECTOR
Ghassan Oueidat
Ghassan Oueidat
Cassation Public Prosecutor
The highest-ranking prosecutor who dealt the final blow to the Beirut Port investigation. In an unprecedented move, he charged the judge investigating him (Tarek Bitar) and ordered the release of all 17 detainees connected to the blast, effectively ending accountability for the crime.
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"In the palace of justice, the prosecutor rules, not the law."
Evidence & Activities
THE COUP AGAINST JUSTICE
- Issued a circular ordering security forces not to execute Judge Bitar's warrants, crippling the investigation.
- Recused himself from the case due to family ties to a charged minister, then returned to crush the probe when it targeted his allies.
SYSTEMIC IMPUNITY
- His release of all port blast detainees was described by legal experts as a 'coup' against the judicial system.
- Represents the judiciary's total subservience to the political establishment.
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