from several older posts and initially from Naharnet.
From Naharnet citing the National News Agency, Bambi learned the following: “Former public works and transport minister Ghazi Zoaiter on Friday failed to appear before Beirut port blast investigator Judge Tarek Bitar… Zoaiter’s lawyer Samer al-Hajj, however, attended the session… and “Former state prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat had on Thursday refused to receive a subpoena summoning him to interrogation before Bitar on July 21…” (https://tinyurl.com/yc52byf7).
Although not that surprised by the above, and without being an expert in criminal law, Bambi wonders about any legal consequences of contempt of court in a civil law country like Lebanon, interestingly by another judge.
Of note, in Canada, and if she is not mistaken, the punishment of court contempt may be a fine or even imprisonment, in addition to possibly “paying the costs that are incident to the service of any process under this Part and to his detention, if any” (https://tinyurl.com/ef9m8drs).
Regardless of any legal implications, what about moral responsibility?
