Parliament forms subcommittee to review immunity request; general session scheduled for July 15
11 Jul 202515:08 PM
Parliament forms subcommittee to review immunity request; general session scheduled for July 15
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri chaired a joint meeting in Ain el-Tineh bringing together the Parliament’s Bureau and the Administration and Justice Committee.

The meeting was attended by MPs George Adwan, Hadi Aboul Hosn, Alain Aoun, Abdel Karim Kabbara, Hussein Hajj Hassan, Ghazi Zeaiter, Ghada Ayoub, Ashraf Baydoun, Ali Khreis, Ali Hassan Khalil, Hassan Ezzeddine, Michel Moussa, Marwan Hamadeh, Osama Saad, Imad Al-Hout, George Atallah, Hagop Pakradounian, Qabalan Qabalan, George Okais, and Secretary General of Parliament Adnan Daher.

Following deliberations, Daher announced that in accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Rules of Procedure, a subcommittee was formed to draft the required report regarding the request submitted by the Minister of Justice and the Public Prosecution Office to lift immunity from MP Georges Bouchikian.

Separately, Speaker Berri called for a general parliamentary session on Tuesday, July 15, at 11:00 a.m. and in the afternoon, to question the government on its general policies, in line with Articles 136 and 137 of the Rules of Procedure.