In Asmaa .. Lebanese newspaper: They were aware of the presence of ammonium nitrate in the port of Beirut

The Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper reported that it had seen “documents” indicating that those responsible for the Beirut port explosion were “a lot,” but the arrests were limited to a small group of employees, without any harm to the political authority and the security and military officials outside the “customs” directorate and the port administration.

The list published by the Lebanese newspaper includes:

The Presidency of the Republic and the Presidency of the Government: It was stated in the State Security report that the Directorate sent a special mail on the 20th of last month to both President Michel Aoun and the resigned Prime Minister Hassan Diab, in which it informed them about the dangerous materials in the port of Beirut.

It is noteworthy that Al-Akhbar newspaper reported "security information" that confirmed that Director General of State Security, Tony Saliba, informed Diab by phone of seizing huge quantities of explosive materials in Beirut port - before sending the report - on the grounds that the achievement was reported to him. Al-Akhbar learned that the call took place on June 3.

The information reveals that Diab was preparing to visit the port to hold a press conference to announce the achievement. Diab sent an officer to explore the port and hangar 12, but the same sources reveal that Diab returned and canceled that after the officer who sent him informed him that these materials have been in the port for 6 years, and are nothing but "chemical fertilizers", and not explosive materials such as "TNT" or C4. As for the Presidency of the Republic, it referred what was received from State Security to the General Secretariat of the Supreme Defense Council for follow-up.

Concerned ministries: the  successive ministers of the ministries of works, transport and finance, and general managers in these ministries for the past 7 years.

Director General of Customs: The  current and former Director General of Customs Badri Daher and Shafiq Mari, respectively, knowing that they are both pending investigations into the Beirut bombing.

Judge Peter Germanus: State Security investigators called to inform former Military Court Government Commissioner Peter Germanus of the file of the shipment of ammonium nitrate stored in the port, and informed him of the extent of the danger of these materials.

Ghassan Oweidat and State Security: Judicial sources reveal that State Security investigators informed Judge Ghassan Oweidat, a "public prosecutor", to distinguish the presence of a container containing dangerous materials, but they did not send him the detailed report of the investigation that they conducted.

Judge Gad Al-Maalouf: The file of the ammonium nitrate shipment has been vacillating for years between the General Directorate of Customs and Judge of Urgent Matters in Beirut, Jad Al-Maalouf, who was aware of its presence in the port.

The Army Command and the Port Security Office: The Intelligence Directorate in Beirut Port handles the port’s security file. It is within its competence to combat terrorism and espionage, but the newspaper quotes former army chief Jean Kahwaji that the army command during his mandate received “a correspondence from an official apparatus of an official apparatus, from the customs to the army. We control it. We were asked about it and we answered that we cannot accommodate it in our warehouse, nor can we destroy it because of its huge size. " Kahwaji stated that they had proposed to customs to re-export them due to the inability to destroy them due to their danger. As for the army’s responsibility in this regard, given that the file is security, Kahwaji said, “The army bears responsibility for the doors, that is, entry and exit, while the materials in the wards are in the custody of customs.