According to NNA, 19 of them were detained, among them the director of the port Hasan Kreytem and the general director of the customs service Badri Daher, as well as the ex-general director of the customs service Shafik Mari.
They are accused of negligence, which led to the fact that about 6 thousand people were injured and more than 170 died.
On August 4, a powerful explosion occurred in the port area in the capital of Lebanon.
171 people were killed, about 6 thousand were injured. The Lebanese Supreme Defense Council declared Beirut a disaster zone.
According to local authorities, the cause of the tragedy was the detonation of ammonium nitrate stored in the warehouse and confiscated by the customs authorities.