Lawyer Files Complaint Accusing Hizbullah with Tax Evasion

A lawyer filed a complaint with the Financial Prosecution against Hizbullah accusing the party of tax evasion, media reports said on Tuesday.

Lawyer Majd Harb, filed the complaint against Hizbullah, in a first against the party, on charges of "tax evasion, customs evasion and money laundering, thus depriving the Lebanese state of hundreds of millions of dollars."

“Hizbullah’s annual budget amounts to one billion dollars according to a global report, which Hizbullah itself did not deny. Five hundred million of which are paid as salaries and compensation, which must be taxed as part of taxes on salaries. Income tax must also be paid by employees. The Lebanese State has seen no tax paid by Hizbullah in that regard,” Harb told al-Hadath TV channel.

On accusations of tax evasion, he said that Iran sends donations to the party. He asked “How do these donations make it into Lebanon?”

“Any profit made of these practices, that in turn get invested, are considered money laundering,” he added.