Head of Beirut port blast victims calls for removal of judge

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Ibrahim Hoteit, the leader of the Beirut port explosion victims association, called for the current investigator into the blast to step down in a video released late Friday night. Accusing the judge of “politicization” and condemning “US intervention” in the case, Hoteit asked Judge Tarek Bitar, who is leading the investigation, to remove himself from the case. “America, has never supported any issue unless it had an ulterior motive,” Hoteit said in the video. The video came as a surprise to many in Lebanon, as Hoteit has been a vocal supporter of Bitar over the last year. On the same day that…

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