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REPORT: Head of the HRC referred for further interrogation

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12-11-2013 | 08:53

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REPORT: Head of the HRC referred for further interrogation

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Head of the Higher Relief Committee (HRC) Ibrahim Bachir and his wife have been referred to the Financial General Prosecutor Judge Ali Ibrahim for further interrogation.

The two were arrested Monday on the order of acting State Prosecutor Samir Hammoud for allegedly embezzling public funds amounting to $10 million from the HRC to another account in Belarus and measures were taken regarding other accused individuals involved with the case.

Financial General Prosecutor Judge Ali Ibrahim is to study the file before taking the appropriate legal measures.

Ibrahim Bashir had denied on Friday, 8th of November, that he had embezzled public funds, stating that this matter has a political background.

Bashir told LBCI that some factions were disappointed seemingly since he was successful in transforming the HRC from a Sunni institution to an institution that serves all Lebanese citizens.

On Monday, the head of the HRC accused via LBCI’s Nharkom Said the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Souheil Bouji, claiming that he is behind this campaign.

He also added that caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati did not suspend him from carrying out his duties at the council; however noted that he halted all his activities at the said institution.

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