Beirut blast: Judge issues arrest warrant for ex-finance minister Khalil

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Beirut - The former FM was not immediately available for comment

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Published: Tue 12 Oct 2021, 12:17 PM

Last updated: Tue 12 Oct 2021, 12:27 PM

The lead judge investigating last year’s catastrophic Beirut port blast issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil after he failed to show up for questioning, a judicial source and local media said.

Khalil, a senior member of the Shi’ite Amal movement and an ally of the armed Iranian-backed Hezbollah group, was not immediately available for comment.


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