{"id":33824,"date":"2026-01-19T18:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=33824"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:20:12","slug":"beirut-blast-why-did-the-lebanese-president-and-the-state-council-nominate-as-new-director-general-of-customs-someone-who-is-prosecuted-as-part-of-the-investigation-into-the-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/beirut-blast-why-did-the-lebanese-president-and-the-state-council-nominate-as-new-director-general-of-customs-someone-who-is-prosecuted-as-part-of-the-investigation-into-the-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Beirut blast: Why did the Lebanese President and the State Council nominate as new director general of customs someone who is prosecuted as part of the investigation into the explosion?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LebanonQuestionMark.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30844\" style=\"width:488px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LebanonQuestionMark.jpg 757w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LebanonQuestionMark-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bambi stands in FULL solidarity with the families of the 220 victims and 7000 injured in the surreal Beirut port explosion of August 4, 2020. They are shocked. They are on the streets again with the pictures of their loved ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of note, Bambi has never heard of Ms. Gracia Azzi  before. The latter may be innocent or competent. However, one cannot help not to wonder why such nomination and why now? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested, below you can listen to the lawyer of the families in Arabic with an English translation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u0623\u0647\u0627\u0644\u064a \u0636\u062d\u0627\u064a\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0641\u0623 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0624\u0648\u0646 \u0645\u0646 \u062a\u0639\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u063a\u0631\u0627\u0633\u064a\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0632\u0651\u064a\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U6_Adu1OWpM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Khaled Ft Rodge - Elle S&#039;appelle BEYROUTH (Official Music Video) \/ \u062e\u0627\u0644\u062f \u0648 \u0631\u0648\u062f\u062c - \u0625\u0633\u0645\u0647\u0627 \u0628\u064a\u0631\u0648\u062a\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5J3e-mMLETY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Ghassan Rahbani - Ersom omri [2020]\/\u0627\u0631\u0633\u0645 \u0639\u0645\u0631\u064a - \u063a\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u0628\u0627\u0646\u064a\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qDt-u9Gn8O0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/heart.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/heart.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/heart-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bambi stands in FULL solidarity with the families of the 220 victims and 7000 injured in the surreal Beirut port explosion of August 4, 2020. They are shocked. 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