Families of those killed in the blast, members of parliament and other Lebanese flocked to the justice palace to demand that Judge Tarek Bitar be allowed to continue his investigation.
The judge investigating the explosion announced on Monday he was resuming his probe after a 13-month suspension caused by legal complaints and high-level political pressure.
Families of those killed in the blast, members of parliament and other Lebanese flocked to Lebanon's justice palace to demand Bitar be allowed to continue his investigation."Families of the victims are being wronged - there is complete disregard for this crime," he told Reuters. Families of the victims said they feared the country's most senior judges could decide to remove Bitar from the case or appoint a supplementary judge that would effectively sap Bitar's power.
Oweidat also issued a travel ban against Bitar and a decision saying the judge did not have the authority to resume his investigation. Both documents were seen by Reuters.
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