📰 1 source 6 articles · 29 Oct 2026, 15:07 → 15 days ago

Nassar pushes to refer explosives file to Judicial Council

The story covers Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nassar's move to refer the explosives file to the Judicial Council through the Cabinet. Nassar justifies the referral by citing a national security risk and saying that raising the threat to civil peace is a justification for immediate referral, while stressing that “the Party” does not decide what the state does. In a discussion at the Grand Serail, he says his insistence is not due to a lack of trust in the investigations, and that the position of “His Excellency the President” was to limit discussion to the waste file, but he insisted on raising the explosives file.

📍 Where things stand: As of the latest reports, Justice Minister Adel Nassar maintains his insistence on referring the explosives file to the Judicial Council and is calling for a decision today or a session to decide it, after a discussion at the Grand Serail that he said was limited to the waste file before he insisted on raising the explosives file.

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29 Oct 2026, 15:07 Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nassar said in a statement to “Lebanon Debate” that he will present to the Cabinet the referral of the explosives file to the Judicial Council, a step that moves the file from the ordinary judicial track to an exceptional higher judicial body.
29 Oct 2026, 15:09 Nassar stressed that “the Party” does not decide what the state does, and considered that raising the threat to civil peace constitutes a justification for immediate referral to the Judicial Council. He also maintained his insistence on the referral, while Hezbollah did not set a ceiling for the state's action.
29 Oct 2026, 15:11 Nassar stressed the need to take the referral decision today, warning that if this is not possible because the file is not on the agenda, he will request that a session be set to decide it.
29 Oct 2026, 18:22 Speaking from the Grand Serail, Nassar affirmed that his insistence on referring the explosives file remains, explaining that this is not due to a lack of trust in the ongoing investigations but because of a risk to national security.
29 Oct 2026, 18:26 Nassar said the position of “His Excellency the President” was to limit discussion to the waste file, but he insisted on raising the explosives file.