The Minister of Justice in the caretaker government, Henry Khoury, admitted in an interview with "Al-Mashhad" channel that there are many difficulties facing the Beirut port explosion case. Khoury pointed out that the necessary appointments to allow the continuation of investigations into the port explosion case have not yet been issued by the Supreme Judicial Council. He emphasized the need to fill the vacant positions in the chambers of the Court of Cassation to enable the General Authority to perform its role.
Khoury revealed that the names proposed by the Supreme Judicial Council initially were rejected due to the presence of judges nearing retirement age. The Minister of Finance rejected the decree before returning it later for reconsideration. He added that the case, which had previously been delayed due to the Minister of Finance, is now under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Judicial Council, which has not yet proposed new names for the vacant positions.
Khoury stressed the principle of the separation of powers and confirmed that he is unable to intervene in the judicial process of the case. He asked, "Is it required that the Ministry of Justice intervene in judicial files? Where is the principle of the separation of powers? It is not permissible under the law. I will not intervene unless the law changes to allow me to do so."
In response to a question regarding political interventions in the case, the Minister of Justice stated that "a number of political figures have been asked to attend for questioning, and there are other individuals implicated in the port explosion case who are required for investigation."
