In October 2019, the people of Lebanon took to the streets, peacefully protesting for the resignation of all political representatives. The breaking point happened when Lebanese officials announced new tax measures to address the economic crisis. In January 2020, a new political cabinet was appointed. However, the main leaders remained in power. On August 8, 2020, protests reignited after the explosion of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in a Beirut port. The blast killed at least 190 people, injured more than 6,500, and left around 300,000 homeless. Although the cabinet resigned shortly after, the country remains plagued with corruption, and protesters are brutally beaten for speaking out.
On August 10, 2022, Mohammad Almoghabat, a Senior Legal Consultant at the Lebanese Transparency Association, traveled to Washington, DC, to participate in a Transparency and Accountability in Government program by Meridian International Center. During this visit, he spoke to Whistleblower Network News about his anti-corruption work in Lebanon.
Almoghabat said he worked on Lebanon’s ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Crime (UNCAC) in 2009. With the ratification of UNCAC, Almoghobat and others began the legislative process for a Right to Access law enacted in 2017. Almoghobat said it was frustrating that it took eight years to pass per UNCAC’s stipulations, yet the laws still have no teeth. During the pandemic and an economic crisis, the Lebanese government agreed to...
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