Araqchi’s assistant in Beirut surveys the concerns of the “Shiite duo”

Information about a Shiite financier’s purchase of large real estate in Mount Lebanon moved from the media to the judiciary, where a member of the Strong Republic Bloc, MP Razi Al-Hajj, filed a report before the Public Prosecution Office, requesting that “the necessary investigations be conducted regarding the source of the funds used in the purchase of dozens of real estate properties in a number of towns in the northern Matn District in the Mountain.”

The news, which Al-Hajj submitted through his legal representative, lawyer Cesar Abdullah Al-Khoury, refers to “circulating information about the purchase of more than 83 properties in the towns of Baabdat, Mar Musa, Al-Dawar, Al-Qaqour, and Al-Muhaydtha, with large total areas, according to the numbers and maps attached to the news.” These are areas located in the Matn district in Mount Lebanon, which is inhabited by a Christian majority, after the file was opened in the media and sparked widespread controversy and fears among a segment of the population. Christians.

Representative Al-Hajj asked the Cassation Public Prosecution to “verify the source of the funds used in these operations and the extent of their proportionality with the legitimate resources of the buyer, and to inquire from the Special Investigation Authority at the Bank of Lebanon within its powers, in addition to verifying the integrity of the registration of the sales operations, and the identity of the actual beneficiary of these operations when necessary.”

A television report spoke about a Shiite financier named Reda Jaffal, who bought dozens of properties in the Matn area in Mount Lebanon. The report linked the matter to fears of Hezbollah expanding into the region and the people of the mountains. However, Jaffal issued a statement in which he said that he purchased most of the properties in question between 2008 and 2014 with his own money, for commercial purposes, noting that the payments were made via documented bank transfers.

On the other hand, Hezbollah officially announced its ownership of the explosives truck that was seized by the Lebanese authorities at the Dahr al-Baydar checkpoint, eastern Lebanon, last week, warning the state of the consequences of continuing the measures taken against it. The party's announcement was made by a member of the Hezbollah parliamentary bloc, Representative Hassan Fadlallah, who confirmed that the truck and the materials seized inside it belonged to the party, and that they were intended for use exclusively against Israel.

In Iraq, the Iraqi judiciary set next week as a date for the trial of the leader of the “Azm Alliance” in Parliament, Muthanna Al-Samarrai, on corruption charges. According to a document issued by the Iraqi judiciary, the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court set Monday, October 19, as the date for the trial of Representative Muthanna Al-Samarrai in accordance with the provisions of Article 319 of the Penal Code.