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| - | An empty courtroom at the Beirut Palace of Justice -- bureaucracy and rampant corruption have long delayed verdicts and judicial proceedings in Lebanon<br> Taxi driver Youssef Daher has languished for months in prison without charge, one of scores stuck after Lebanese judges launched an open-ended strike in August to demand better wages in a collapsed economy.<br> Judges have suspended their work as rampant inflation eats away at their salaries, paralysing the judiciary and leaving detainees in limbo -- the latest outcome of Lebanon's years-long financial crisis.<br> From his jail cell in the northern city of Tripoli, Daher sends daily messages to his lawyer asking him whether judges have ended what is already the longest strike for their profession in Lebanese history.<br> "My family lost their sole breadwinner and must now rely on aid to survive," he told AFP.<br> Daher has not seen his wife and three children since he was arrested eight months ago because they cannot afford transportation to get to the prison, he said.<br> Security forces arrested Daher after he gave a ride to a passenger accused of kidnapping -- unbeknownst to him, he said.<br> Authorities did not press charges against Daher after questioning, so his lawyer requested his release.<br><br>Then judges began their strike.<br> His request has been pending ever since.<br> Bureaucracy and rampant corruption have long delayed verdicts and judicial proceedings in Lebanon, where 8,000 people are estimated to be jailed, most of them awaiting a verdict.<br> But now, underfunded public institutions have taken a hit after the country's economy went into free-fall in 2019, with basic state services like renewing passports or completing a real estate transaction often taking months to complete.<br> - 'A decent life' -<br> Judges have suspended their work as rampant inflation eats away at their salaries<br> Although judges' salaries are expected to triple as part of Lebanon's 2022 budget, their wages are currently worth only around $160 on average due to soaring inflation.<br> "How can a judge live with his family on such a salary?" one striker asked, adding that some of his colleagues with chronic illnesses could no longer afford medication.<br> "Judges were forced to launch this strike because their financial situation has become unbearable," he said.<br> Judges who spoke to AFP said they also wanted better working conditions as they had been forced to toil without electricity or running water and buy their own office supplies like pens and paper.<br> Lebanon's state electricity provider produces an hour of daily power on average, forcing residents to rely on private generators that public institutions often cannot afford.<br> The judges' strike has compounded an already bleak reality for detainees, many of whom spend months or years awaiting a verdict.<br> Lawyer Jocelyn al-Rai said her client, a Syrian youth, was arrested two months ago on drug trafficking charges without a warrant and has yet to face questioning, because the public prosecutor's office has stopped working.<br> Despite the strike, certain courts continue to function.<br> In Beirut on Thursday, a criminal court sentenced Hassan Dekko, a man known as the "Captagon King", to seven years in prison with hard labour for producing and trafficking the stimulant, a judicial source said.<br><br>Dekko had been arrested in April last year.<br> Yet the judges' strike is also contributing to overcrowding in the already cramped prisons, stretching detention facilities that have seen increasing numbers of escape attempts, a source at the Palace of Justice in the Beirut suburb of Baabda told AFP.<br> "About 350 people used to be released from prison every month... that number has now been reduced to about 25," said the source, adding that most are released after "mediators intervene with the judge handling the case".<br> About 13 inmates who completed their sentences two and a half months ago have been stuck in the Palace of Justice's cells because criminal courts have not met to sign off their release, he added.<br> A judicial source who declined to be named said detainees were bearing the brunt of the strike's knock-on effects.<br> "Judges have a right to a decent life," he said, but "detainees are also suffering from injustice, even those whose only crime was stealing a loaf of bread".<br><br><br><br><br>If you have any queries pertaining to where and how to use [https://en.volos-minivan.eu/ATHENS-0000000333-taxi-Dion-greece.html taxi Dion greece], you can contact us at the internet site. | + | Lawyer Jocelyn al-Rai said her client, Volos Airport airport to city taxi cost a Syrian youth, was arrested two months ago on drug trafficking charges without a warrant and has yet to face questioning, because the public prosecutor's office has stoppe<br><br>The man's Commodore sedan allegedly hit two vehicles which had stopped due to a minor collision late on Friday night, which resulted in the death of a 25-year-old woman from Lidcombe and a 38-year-old man from Hurstville.<br><br><br><br>At the time of his son's engagement, Massad told DailyMail.com: taxi from Dion to Dion 'It's great news, it's been an amazing love story and it will continue to be... 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Boulos Enterprise was formed by Massad and his brothers, Anthony and Gabriel.<br><br>From his jail cell in the northern city of Tripoli, Daher sends daily messages to his lawyer asking him whether judges have ended what is already the longest strike for their profession in Lebanes<br><br>Yet the judges' strike is also contributing to overcrowding in the already cramped prisons, stretching detention facilities that have seen increasing numbers of escape attempts, a source at the Palace of Justice in the Beirut suburb of Baabda<br><br><br><br><br><br>Judges have suspended their work as rampant inflation eats away at their salaries, paralysing the judiciary and leaving detainees in limbo -- the latest outcome of Lebanon's years-long financi |
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Lawyer Jocelyn al-Rai said her client, Volos Airport airport to city taxi cost a Syrian youth, was arrested two months ago on drug trafficking charges without a warrant and has yet to face questioning, because the public prosecutor's office has stoppe
The man's Commodore sedan allegedly hit two vehicles which had stopped due to a minor collision late on Friday night, which resulted in the death of a 25-year-old woman from Lidcombe and a 38-year-old man from Hurstville.
At the time of his son's engagement, Massad told DailyMail.com: taxi from Dion to Dion 'It's great news, it's been an amazing love story and it will continue to be... This is just one chapter that they're starting now on a long journey of hopefully love and prosperity.
Australia's Got Talent judge Nicole... It's about love and accepting': Australia's... 'I sweat too hard!' Australia's Got Talent judge Nicole... Australia's Got Talent judge Nicole Scherzinger,...
While living in Nigeria, Michael was a student at the American International School of Lagos. According to a feature, Michael was known to the staff at the exotic nightclub, taxi fare piraeus to Pelion airport Spice Route, during his time studying.
He spent time in his youth in the northern Lebanon village of Kfaraakka, close to the Syrian border. He is the second of four siblings. It's not clear at what age he moved to Africa. The groom grew up in Lagos, Nigeria but was born in Houston, Texas.
He wants to lower taxes. Around the time of the 2020 election, taxi online Delphi greece that Trump lost, Boulos said on Instagram: '[Trump] wants to bring jobs back to the U.S. He wants to give people the choice and taxi from Thessaloniki to delphi freedom.' He wants to invest in the U.S.
In Beirut on Thursday, a criminal court sentenced Hassan Dekko, a man known as the "Captagon King", to seven years in prison with hard labour for taxi from Tailor Made Tour port to acropolis producing and trafficking the stimulant, a judicial so
that number has now been reduced to about 25," said the source, adding that most are released after "mediators intervene with the judge handling "About 350 people used to be released taxi from Thessaloniki to delphi prison every month...
Those companies are run by his billionaire father, Dr. Massad Boulos, who in 2018 briefly stood for election in Lebanon. Like his future wife, Boulos is the heir to a billion dollar fortune thanks to his family's business, Boulos Enterprises and SCOA Nigeria.
But now, underfunded public institutions have taken a hit after the country's economy went into free-fall in 2019, with basic state services like renewing passports or completing a real estate transaction often taking months to
The family were introduced to Nigeria by their father, George, who was a goldsmith who emigrated to the country in 1936 in order to sell precious metals. Boulos Enterprise was formed by Massad and his brothers, Anthony and Gabriel.
From his jail cell in the northern city of Tripoli, Daher sends daily messages to his lawyer asking him whether judges have ended what is already the longest strike for their profession in Lebanes
Yet the judges' strike is also contributing to overcrowding in the already cramped prisons, stretching detention facilities that have seen increasing numbers of escape attempts, a source at the Palace of Justice in the Beirut suburb of Baabda
Judges have suspended their work as rampant inflation eats away at their salaries, paralysing the judiciary and leaving detainees in limbo -- the latest outcome of Lebanon's years-long financi
