📰 3 sources 3 articles · 4 Nov 2026, 13:34 → 2 hours ago

Lebanon's Finance Ministry clarifies referrals go to the Financial Public Prosecution, not the Special Investigation Commission

Talk of the referral of the names of hundreds of companies to a Lebanese judicial or investigative body caused a media uproar, prompting the Ministry of Finance to issue a clarification. The ministry's media office stressed that the referrals it makes go to the Financial Public Prosecution and not to the Special Investigation Commission at Banque du Liban, calling on media outlets to verify information before publishing.

📍 Where things stand: The ministry has denied the link between its referrals and the Special Investigation Commission, stressing that the relevant body is the Financial Public Prosecution, while none of the reports provided details on the companies concerned.

⏱️ Timeline

4 Nov 2026, 13:34 Lebanon24 reported that a clarification was issued by Lebanon's Ministry of Finance amid an uproar raised over hundreds of companies, without the available text including further details on the content of the clarification or the parties concerned by the companies mentioned.
4 Nov 2026, 14:06 According to the report's headline, the Ministry of Finance announced a correction of circulated information following talk of the referral of hundreds of companies, without the available text including further details on the parties concerned or the nature of the referrals.
4 Nov 2026, 14:15 The media office of the Ministry of Finance issued a clarification in response to media reports about the referral of the names of hundreds of companies to the Special Investigation Commission at Banque du Liban. The ministry affirmed that the referrals it makes go to the Financial Public Prosecution and not to the Special Investigation Commission, stressing that conflating the two bodies gives an inaccurate picture of the path of the referrals and the procedures followed, and it called on media outlets to verify information before publishing.

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

How the sources covered it

Lebanon24 and lebanon debate limited themselves to headlines about the ministry's clarification and its correction of circulated information without giving the content of the statement or the body concerned, whereas MTV Lebanon provided the substantive details by quoting the media office, naming the two bodies and citing the call on media to verify.

Lebanon24 It focused on a "clarification" issued by the Ministry of Finance amid an uproar over hundreds of companies, without mentioning the content of the clarification or the parties concerned by the companies.
lebanon debate It headlined the news as a "correction of circulated information" following talk of the referral of hundreds of companies, without details on the parties concerned or the nature of the referrals.
MTV Lebanon It quoted a statement from the Ministry of Finance's media office specifying that referrals go to the Financial Public Prosecution and not the Special Investigation Commission, and highlighted the warning that conflating the two bodies gives an inaccurate picture, as well as the call on media to verify.

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MTV Lebanon 14:15

Finance Ministry clarifies referrals go to Financial Public Prosecution, not Special Investigation Commission

The Media Office of the Ministry of Finance issued a clarification in response to media reports that it had referred the names of hundreds of companies to the Special Investigation…

lebanon debate 14:06

Finance Ministry Corrects Circulated Information After Talk of Referring Hundreds of Companies

The Ministry of Finance, according to the headline, corrected circulated information following talk about the referral of hundreds of companies. The available text did not include …

Lebanon24 13:34

Clarification from Lebanon's Ministry of Finance after uproar over hundreds of companies

A clarification was issued by Lebanon's Ministry of Finance amid an uproar raised over hundreds of companies, according to Lebanon24. The available text did not include further det…