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UN official criticizes 'staggering lack of accountability' for Beirut blast

03-08-2024 | 05:42

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UN official criticizes 'staggering lack of accountability' for Beirut blast

As Lebanon commemorates four years since the Beirut Port explosion, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert held meetings with some of the families of the blast's victims.

During the meetings, the families "recounted their pursuit of truth, justice, and accountability [...] over the past four years. With the investigation into the explosion at a standstill, they and so many others have been left wanting for justice to be rendered," a statement affirmed.

Hennis-Plasschaert said: “Frankly, the complete lack of accountability for such a manmade disaster is staggering. One would expect the concerned authorities to work tirelessly to lift all barriers - structural or political - but the opposite is happening.”

The Special Coordinator also repeated the call of the UN Secretary-General for an impartial and transparent investigation to deliver accountability, emphasizing the importance of an independent and well-functioning judiciary and other essential state institutions.

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