At the invitation of DCAF, a Lebanese delegation comprising senior political, judicial and medical figures arrived in Switzerland where they visited the House of Parliament and had the chance to meet with the Attorney General in Canton.
The delegation included Head the Administration and Justice Parliamentary Committee, MP George Adwan; Head of Parliamentary Health Committee, MP Issam Araji; Judges Sobouh Sleiman, John Azzi, Ziad Mekna and Rana Akoum; Head of Judicial Police, Head of Scientific Laboratories, Head of Research and Accidents Laboratory, Roumieh Prison Officer, Physician in charge of forensic medicine, MD in charge of prisoners' health and DCAF's designated official responsible for "Security and Justice Governance" in Lebanon Rabih Qais.
The delegation had the opportunity to visit the Palace of Justice and meet with the judges of the criminal courts in Geneva. The encounter was a chance to learn that out of 23 judges, 3 were of Lebanese origins, including Judge Philip Haddad from the town of Deir al-Qamar.
The delegation also attended a criminal trial session, visited central scientific laboratories and one of the largest prisons in Geneva. Its members met as well with the President of DCAF.
A banquet was held in honor of the visiting delegation by the Permanent Representative of the Lebanese Mission to the United Nations and international organizations, Ambassador Salim Baddoura, and Lebanon's Ambassador to Switzerland, Rola Noureddine.
The overall tour was an occasion for the delegation to acquire useful legal and scientific information and expertise to develop laws, forensic work and gathering of evidence, particularly those relating to the verification and combating of torture.
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