Arrest Warrants Issued against Ibrahim Bashir's Sons
Beirut Examining Magistrate Ghassan Owaidat issued on Monday arrest warrants in absentia against the sons of the former head of the Higher Relief Council, Ibrahim Bashir, the state-run National News Agency reported.
A warrant was also issued against a third person, Hassan Jaber, involved in the embezzlement of state funds, smuggling and money laundering, NNA said.
The three suspects are not in custody. But Bashir, his wife and two sons, Wissam and Sami, have been charged in the case, the agency added.
Local media reports have said they have embezzled around $10 million in public funds by transferring them to accounts abroad.
The defendants face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
The HRC helps Lebanese citizens and communities hit by natural and man-made disasters.
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