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Beirut Port blast judge summons MP Ghazi Zaiter for questioning on June 13

Beirut Port blast judge summons MP Ghazi Zaiter for questioning on June 13

LBCI03-06-2025
Judge Tarek Bitar, the lead investigator in the Beirut Port explosion case, has scheduled a questioning session for former Public Works Minister MP Ghazi Zaiter for Friday, June 13.
Zaiter is to be interrogated as a defendant in the case.
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