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BEIRUT: Lebanese protesters blocked roads and burned tires on Wednesday near the central bank in Beirut as the weakened local currency plummeted to a new low against the dollar. The Lebanese pound, which had already lost more than 95 percent of its value since 2019, plunged to nearly 56,000 to the US dollar on the parallel market. As a result, the financial and commercial
But more than two years later, nobody has been held to account in a country where the judiciary is prone to political influence, with many judicial appointments determined by politicians. Bitar was appointed to head the probe in 2021 after his predecessor - Judge Fadi Sawan - was removed from the inquiry in response to complaints from top officials he had charged over the explosion.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - For Lebanese desperate to see accountability over the catastrophic Beirut port explosion, investigator Judge Tarek Bitar symbolizes hope that justice may one day be served in a country where impunity has long been the norm.
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