NNA - Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor, Judge Ghada Aoun, addressed a letter to the Supreme Judicial Council on Saturday, in which she said:

"To the Supreme Judicial Council, to those entrusted with the mission of preserving the rule of law by preserving the prestige of the judiciary and imposing its respect…all that can be summed up in describing the current stage are summarized in two words: targeting judges to intimidate them.”

She added: “At times, I was targeted with slander and insults, similar to what happened yesterday during the TV episode, ‘It’s About Time’, and at other times, Judges Jean Tannous or Amani Salameh, and again, Mariana Anani are targeted…Why? Because they dared to open files that influential people in this country do not want to open in order to generalize the rule of impunity…"

Aoun affirmed that such “moral regression” in dealing with a judge against the background of opening a dossier, waged by media professional Ghanem and attorney Habka, cannot be tolerated “particularly in a country that claims that its capital is the mother of law legislation…”

“Therefore, I appeal to you to intervene to stop these ferocious campaigns against judges, not only to preserve the prestige of the judge, but also to prevent generalizing the phenomenon of media immorality and impunity,” Judge Aoun concluded.

==========R.Sh.