Former CDR president Nabil Jisr is under investigation for illegally awarding contracts exceeding $400 million to sanitation firms Sukleen and Sukomi. Judicial sources in Lebanon report that Jisr is accused of reaching these deals by 'mutual consent' with each of the two companies, rather than through public bids.
Jisr was called in on May 7 for interrogation by Assistant State Prosecutor Amin Abu Nassar. Abu Nassar and State Prosecutor Adnan Addoum are reported to have also summoned Auguste Bakhos, the former head of the Metn Municipalities Union, and former Beirut MP Nayef Maalouf as witnesses in the case."
And today...
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Nabil Jisr, president of Lebanon's Council for Development and Reconstruction, says Lebanon will be rebuilt better than before the Israeli invasion.
Jisr, an adviser to Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, accused the Israelis of not missing anything, from schools to clinics to bridges, reports the Integrated Regional Information Networks.
Some analysts say damage to Lebanon's overall infrastructure could be between $3 billion and $15 billion, IRIN said.
"We don't want to come up with something that first is not professional and second is not accurate," Jisr said. "This is why until now the government has not given a figure."
He said the immediate concern is restoring water and electrical supplies, as well airport and port services.
Jisr said the Lebanese are a resilient people who will bounce back. "We will rebuild and we will try to make it even better," he said.
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What can we expect????? I wonder
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