Entries by Rebecca Ego

“Try them all” – can Lebanese politicians be tried at the International Criminal Court?


BEIRUT: Few days following a nuclear-like explosion in Beirut, Lebanese citizens have returned to the streets demanding accountability. Clashes between protestors and riot police have turned extremely violent as the political class fears its annihilation. Countless Lebanese people have filled social media with a new demand this time: an independent international investigation of the explosion, and a trial at the International Criminal Court for the perpetrators.

BEIRUT: Few days following a nuclear-like explosion in Beirut, Lebanese citizens have returned to the streets demanding accountability. Clashes between protestors and riot police have turned extremely violent as the political class fears its annihilation. Countless Lebanese people have filled social media with a new demand this time: an independent international investigation of the explosion, and a trial at the International Criminal Court for the perpetrators.