Confirmation of accountability .. Who is responsible for the explosion of Beirut Port?

He added in statements to the (5/8/2020) episode of the "Beyond the News" program that there was a decision taken yesterday to uncover all the perpetrators and those who cover up the crime at the highest levels, expressing his hope that the investigation this time will be serious and express the scale of the tragedy.

He continued that the government’s decision to limit the duration of the investigation committee to five days is a precedent in Lebanon, and it is necessary to wait until the results are issued, indicating that this time the Lebanese judiciary is the one who bears the largest part of the problem, stressing that the statements are not enough, but strict and decisive measures should be taken without plot.

For his part, Editor-in-Chief of the Lebanese Major General Salah Salam said that the government alone is not able to deal with the repercussions of the incident due to its large scale, and that the government was unable to address any problems in the past, calling for the formation of a more effective and capable government than the current one to address the problem in all its details, effectively and quickly.

He added that the political situation in Lebanon and the ongoing division are fueling this problem, stressing that today the Lebanese must unite in order to work to deal with the consequences of this explosion, and Lebanon at the present time is unable to stand up for itself, and it needs urgent assistance in order to rebuild and get out of the economic crisis. Acute than experiencing it.

In turn, Professor of Economics at the Lebanese University, Jassem Ajaqa, said that it is difficult and early in the current time to determine the size of the damage resulting from the explosion, noting that the initial estimates indicate that 80% of the port was damaged by the explosion, and that the direct loss is estimated at more than $ 100 million.

He added that the indirect losses amount to billions of dollars and the size of the loss depends on the time that the port will be rebuilt, questioning the figure mentioned by the Governor of Beirut regarding what the city needs for reconstruction, and he pointed out that the direct losses, according to estimates of economic experts, amount to about 100 million Dollars so far.