Higher Judicial Council Refers Ghada Aoun to Judicial Inspection

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The Higher Judicial Council on Tuesday asked the Judicial Inspection Board to look into Mt. Lebanon Prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun’s latest actions while asking her to abide by the state prosecutor’s decisions.

“What is happening is not between those who want to combat corruption and penalize corrupts and those who do not want that or are preventing it,” the Council said in a statement after hearing Aoun’s testimony during a session at the Justice Palace.

“What is happening is not a conflict between the state prosecutor and the Mt. Lebanon attorney general, and certainly it is not a political conflict between two movements as some are depicting it,” the Council added, while noting that the issue is “not recent nor the result of a certain file.”

The Council added that the Inspection Board will question Aoun over “her breach of the obligation of reticence, her failure to honor her repeated pledges before the Council, her refrainment from appearing before the public prosecution, and her stances and behavior after the state prosecutor issued a decision redistributing tasks at the Mt. Lebanon prosecution.”

The Council also reassured that any probe in any judicial file will be continued until the end by the relevant judicial authorities regardless of the identity of the judge in charge and regardless of any non-judicial considerations, urging all judges to “always honor their oaths” and to “respect the rule of law.”

State Prosecutor Gahssan Oueidat had recently removed Aoun from investigations into suspected violations by the Mecattaf money exchange company. Accompanied by State Security agents, Aoun had carried out two raids on the company’s offices in Awkar last week, defying Oueidat’s decision.

SourceNaharnet
Comments 6
Thumb marcus 20 April 2021, 13:51

The Aoun family and its derivatives made a mockery out of the justice system. The masks have fallen... time to execute the whole lot of them.

Thumb i.report 20 April 2021, 14:50

Drive a stake into that witch’s hart if she has any!

Thumb galaxy 20 April 2021, 15:36

She rebels against her superiors and then wants the common person to obey the judicial authorities. What applies to the Aouns does not apply to others. This sinister spinster must be dealt with and made an example of. But not in the banana republic of the FPM...

Thumb rolfmao. 20 April 2021, 18:40

Dudes.. Judge Ghada Aoun was so disgusted by the proceedings.. she jumped on board her broom.. and flew out the window!..

Thumb enterprise 21 April 2021, 01:37

Nothing will come out of it. Lebanon's justice system and judges are corrupt from top to bottom.

Default-user-icon Antoine Lebnen (Guest) 22 April 2021, 16:41

It is all in the details... This article (unfortunately written by nahar which i respect) puts these 2 judges on the same level. Please read an article about the murder of maison blanche on "legal agenda" website to understand who is Ghassan 3oueidat: a judge who hindered justice against a powerful murder suspect called Sahnaoui. Ghassain 3oueidet seems to be corrupt if you read as much as i have. And in a country where a lot are corrupt (maybe my son, maybe your mother...) it becomes difficult to achieve justice without some form of rebellion. Isn't that what revolution is all about ?
In my world i prefer a judge who forces a corrupt wall then one who respects a law that protects the corrupt. To each his own. Bi kell ma7abbé lal jami3. There is a place for everyone in our beloved country especially those with whom we disagree, we used to be able to live together and discuss our differences without so much hate.