Judge Tarek Bitar questions udges Jad Maalouf and Carla Chawah in Beirut Port explosion case
The judicial investigator in the Beirut Port explosion case, Judge Tarek Bitar, questioned Judges Jad Maalouf and Carla Chawah on Friday as defendants in the case, in the presence of their defense attorneys and representatives of the personal plaintiffs, according to the National News Agency.
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