Complaint Against Lebanon's Ambassador to Washington 'Lacks Legal Basis'
A Lebanese judicial source said that the complaint filed by lawyer Hassan Adel Bezz against Lebanon's ambassador to Washington, Nada Hamade Moawad, over accusations that she contacted the Israeli ambassador to congratulate him on his son's safety, lacks legal basis and does not fall under the provisions of the , expecting it to be dismissed. Government Commissioner at the Military Court Judge Claude Ghanem is continuing to study the complaint. The U.S. State Department also weighed in, with spokesman Tommy Pigott criticizing the consideration of the complaint and describing it as political targeting.
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- المحامي حسن عادل بزّي تقدّم بإخبار أمام النيابة العامة التمييزية ضد سفيرة في واشنطن ندى حمادة معوّض.
- يتهم الإخبار السفيرة بالاتصال بالسفير الإسرائيلي لتهنئته بسلامة نجله، ما يعتبر خرقاً لقانون مقاطعة .
- مصدر قضائي أكد أن الإخبار يفتقد السند القانوني ولا تنطبق عليه أحكام قانون المقاطعة، وتوقع حفظه.
- مفوض الحكومة لدى المحكمة العسكرية القاضي كلود غانم يعكف على دراسة الإخبار واتخاذ القرار بشأنه.
- المتحدث باسم الخارجية الأميركية تومي بيغوت انتقد النظر في الشكوى واعتبرها استهدافاً سياسياً، ودعا إلى إلغاء القوانين التي تتيح ذلك.
👤 ندى حمادة معوض
👤 حسن عادل بزّي
👤 كلود غانم
👤 تومي بيغوت
👤 جوزيف عون
👤 نواف سلام
🏢 حزب الله
🏢 وزارة الخارجية الأميركية
🏢 المحكمة العسكرية اللبنانية
🏢 النيابة العامة التمييزية
📍 لبنان
📍 واشنطن
📍 بيروت
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