📰 1 source 4 articles · 29 Oct 2026, 15:07 → 2 hours ago

Lebanon's Justice Minister intends to refer the explosives file to the Judicial Council

Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nassar announced his intention to put the referral of the explosives file to the Judicial Council before the Council of Ministers, considering that raising the threat of civil peace constitutes a justification for immediate referral, and stressing the need to take the decision today. The positions came in remarks to the "Lebanon Debate" website.

📍 Where things stand: The file remains before the Council of Ministers, which has not yet taken the referral decision, with the minister warning he will request a dedicated session to settle it if it is not placed on the agenda.

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29 Oct 2026, 15:07 Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nassar said in remarks to the "Lebanon Debate" website that he will put before the Council of Ministers the referral of the explosives file to the Judicial Council, a step that moves the file from the ordinary judicial track to an exceptional higher judicial body.
29 Oct 2026, 15:09 Nassar stressed that "the party" does not decide what the state does, and considered that raising the threat of civil peace constitutes a justification for immediate referral to the Judicial Council.
29 Oct 2026, 15:11 Nassar stressed the need to take the referral decision today, warning that if this is not possible because the file is not placed on the agenda, he will request that a session be set to settle it.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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