Lebanese president disagrees with Hezbollah on dismissing Beirut port blast judge

Lebanese president disagrees with Hezbollah on dismissing Beirut port blast judge
The Lebanese president says he disagrees with Hezbollah on dismissing the Beirut port blast judge.
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29 November, 2021
Hezbollah accused the judge of politicising the investigation after he sought to question former ministers [source: Getty]

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Monday he did not agree with the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah on dismissing the judge investigating the Beirut port blast.

Tarek Bitar is leading an investigation into an explosion at Beirut port that killed more than 200 people on August 4 last year.

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Hezbollah, Amal and the Christian Marada Movement accused Bitar of politicising the investigation after he sought to question former ministers affiliated with the latter two parties.

Aoun also told Al Jazeera TV that he would leave his position at the end of his presidential term unless parliament decided he should stay.