Mohammad Mazeh
Mohammad Mazeh | |
|---|---|
محمد مازح | |
| Urgent Matters Judge of Tyre | |
| In office 2017 – 14 July 2020 | |
Mohammad Mazeh (Arabic: محمد مازح) is a Lebanese jurist who served as the urgent matters judge of Tyre until 2020.[1][2] He issued an order preventing media outlets from conducting interviews with American Ambassador Dorothy Shea, accusing her of interference in Lebanon's internal affairs. It is known he is part of the corrupt judicial system that Hezbollah control.[3][4] On 30 June, he resigned from office in protest after he was called to appear before the Judicial Inspection Board.[5] Justice Minister Marie-Claude Najm accepted his resignation on 14 July.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Urgent Matters Judge in Tyre bans travel of BLOM Bank chairman". MTV Lebanon. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "القاضي الذي وقف وحيداً في وجه الإمبراطوريّة". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Urgent Matters Judge Mohammad Mazeh enacted a decision to prosecute any media outlet in the country that interviewed Ambassador Dorothy Shea". Civil Society Knowledge Centre. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ Wemer, David (2020-07-02). "Hezbollah takes control of Lebanon's judiciary in assault on rule of law". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Zakhour, Maria (2020-06-30). "Lebanese Judge Resigned After Controversial Decision Against US Ambassador". The961. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Najm avalise la démission du juge Mazeh". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2021-03-22.