REPORT: Residents of Al-Naameh decide to carry on with their sit-in

Residents of Al-Naameh and other neighboring regions decided on Tuesday to carry on with their sit-in, preventing Sukleen trucks from entering into the Al-Naameh landfill. 

Earlier on Tuesday, the financial attorney at the Financial General Prosecution, Judge Dany Chebly, held a hearing session for the representatives of the Sukleen company.                  

Following the hearing session, Judge Chebly considered the said company at the disposal of the verdict of the investigations.               

Judge Chebly also summoned another representative for the company to appear for a hearing session next Tuesday.                                         

On Saturday, January 18, residents and environmental activists launched an open sit-in to protest a recent decision that extends the contract of Sukleen at the al-Naameh landfill.                 

An agreement was reached on Sunday evening during a meeting with Prime minister-Designate Tammam Salam in Mseitbeh, to reopen al-Naameh road for a period of 48 hours in a bid to reach a solution for the said landfill.                  

The landfill was opened in 1997 following the closure of the Normandy seafront dump in Beirut, and was initially set to operate for only six year.


To watch Dalal Mawad's report, please click on the VIDEO above