FPM Urges Unveiling who Brought Ammonium Nitrate, How It Exploded

The Free Patriotic Movement called Saturday for unveiling who “brought and used” the ammonium nitrate shipment that caused the August 2020 disaster in Beirut, a day after the judge leading the probe said he will pursue senior politicians and former and current security chiefs in the case.

“The Movement stresses the right of the Lebanese to know the full truth about the Beirut port explosion,” the FPM said in a statement issued after a periodic e-meeting for its political bureau.

“While respecting the investigation’s independence, the Movement sees that the main objective should be the identification of who brought the nitrates (into the country), who used them and how they exploded, in order to unveil and try the perpetrators and acquit those unfairly detained,” the Movement added.

“The port’s crime is not only about professional negligence, despite its importance, but more importantly about the criminal act that killed innocents, destroyed a part of the capital and left incurable wounds in spirits and the society,” the FPM explained.

Separately, it called on Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri to “return to Lebanon and shoulder his responsibilities by speeding up the formation of a government capable of achieving reforms and revival.”