August 8, 2020 Statement from the Secretary General of the Higher Defense Council
Clarification Statement by the Higher Defense Council Secretariat
In response to information circulating on social media saying the State Security General Directory sent a report on December 10, 2019 to the prime minister’s office regarding the ammonium nitrate shipment, the Higher Defense Council Secretariat wishes to clarify that this is intentionally fake information. The Secretariat confirms that, in its capacity as the authority that receives and refers security reports to the prime minister, it has not received any correspondence on this issue, except for correspondence received on July 22, 2020, which the Secretariat, acting on His Excellency the prime minister’s instructions, duly referred to the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Public Works and Transportation on July 24, 2020 to take appropriate action.
Beirut, August 8, 2020