Name of Judge Suspended for Bribery Revealed
Local newspapers on Tuesday identified the judge who has been suspended on charges of misconduct and bribery as Tanios Ghantous.
Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar on Monday announced that the Higher Disciplinary Council sacked Ghantous, who served as a criminal court judge in Beirut.
Najjar, who refused to expose the judge”s name, told a press conference on Monday that Ghantous was suspended for disciplinary reasons.
Ghantous will be denied indemnities and retirement pensions.
Najjar said the measure was the first of a long-term reform plan inside the judicial system.
He said 18 similar cases were under investigation by the Higher Disciplinary Committee, adding that decisions will be handed down soon.
Press reports on Tuesday said Najjar lately received a bribe worth $200,000 in a drug case.