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September 14, 2021
After 13 months, Lebanon finally had a new government and today the former premier Hassan Diab, under investigation for responsibility in the Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020, in which 200 people died, fled to the United States to avoid being interrogated. by the Beirut prosecutor's office, owner of the investigation into the explosion.
"Diab has fled to the United States, officially to visit his children," Lebanese TV Al Jadid (NewTv) said today, confirming what was previously reported by other Beirut media.
Judge Tareq Bitar had repeatedly invited Hassan Diab - premier who has resigned since August 2020 - to be questioned. In fact, the former premier had been included in the list of 9 high institutional personalities, investigated with the accusation of not having done enough to avoid the disaster despite being aware of the presence, in the port of Beirut, of the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate. With the announcement of the formation of the new government, led by Najib Miqati, the institutional immunity that Hassan Diab enjoyed, as outgoing premier, has also ended. at this point, he had to present, for questioning, next 20 September. But, according to the Lebanese media,Diab left for the United States without the Lebanese border police preventing the former prime minister from leaving the country.