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Hariri Chairs Meeting on Looted Public Money Recovery Law

Prime Minister Saad Hariri chaired Wednesday afternoon at the Center House a meeting of the ministerial committee in charge of financial and economic reforms.

“The committee studied a draft law on the recovery of looted public money and decided to request suggestions on this matter from the Supreme Judicial Council within a period of ten days,” a statement issued by Hariri’s office said.

“Prime Minister Hariri instructed the Beirut and North Lebanon bar associations to organize a workshop within ten days and take the viewpoints of lawyers, including from civil society, with the participation of the Ministry of Justice,” the statement added.

Ministers Ali Hassan Khalil, Salim Jreissati, Youssef Fenianos, Mohammed Fneish, Wael Abu Faour, Jamal al-Jarrah, Mohammed Choucair, Adel Afiouni, Saleh al-Gharib, Albert Serhan and Mansour Bteish as well as the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Mahmoud Makkiyeh and a number of advisors attended.

Source: Naharnet


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