Lebanon's Attorney General, Ali Ibrahim, has charged three former communications ministers with wasting money and embezzling public funds and referred prosecutors to the Supreme Council for the Prosecution of Presidents and Ministers.
The accusation included ministers Nicola Sahnawi, Boutros Harb, and Jamal Jarrah.
In the same file, Judge Ibrahim claimed that the directors of the two telecommunications companies in Lebanon were guilty of waste and embezzlement of public funds, and the Director General of Ogero Communications for illegal enrichment.
On the other hand, said the Minister of Information in the caretaker government, Jamal al-Jarrah, that the financial prosecutor has no right to prosecute, adding that he should refer the file to the House of Representatives for consideration of the prosecution, knowing that this requires the approval of two-thirds of the House, without details.
A few days ago, sources close to the Lebanese Attorney General said that the coming days will witness the summoning of figures from all political forces.
The Anatolia news agency quoted unnamed sources as confirming that all persons and officials who are suspected of corruption will be referred - without exceptions - to judicial accountability hearings.
Protests and the release of detainees
Protests and banditry continued on Wednesday for the 35th consecutive day in a number of areas in northern Lebanon demanding the formation of a government to rescue and work to address the bad economic conditions.
On Wednesday morning, security authorities released 12 demonstrators who were arrested after clashes with riot police in Riad El Solh Square in central Beirut on Tuesday evening, the official NNA news agency reported.
The Riad al-Solh Square witnessed clashes with the hands between dozens of demonstrators and riot police on Tuesday evening, after the demonstrators attempted to cross the barbed wire and enter the yard of the House of Representatives.
Since the early morning, protesters blocked the international Minya highway linking Tripoli to Minieh and Akkar (northern Lebanon) with iron and tire obstacles. Emergency.
Banks today opened their doors in all Lebanese areas amid security measures, as well as schools and universities in most areas of Lebanon.
Protesters are demanding the formation of a technocrat government, early parliamentary elections, lowering the voting age to 18, tackling economic conditions, recovering looted funds and holding corrupt people accountable.