Request to lift Bouchikian's immunity to enable legal prosecution

The National News Agency reported that Public Prosecutor Judge Jamal Hajjar has sent a letter to the General Secretariat of the Parliament, through Justice Minister Adel Nassar, requesting the lifting of parliamentary immunity from former Minister of Industry and current MP George Bouchikian, to pursue legal action against him for charges of "embezzlement, forgery, and extortion" involving several factory owners during his tenure as Minister of Industry.