December 28, 2017 Letter from Customs to Urgent Matters Judge
Issued: 19320/2014-938/2016
22138/2015
[Beirut,] December 28, 2017
For the attention of: The Judge of Urgent Matters
Subject: Request to determine the fate of a quantity of ammonium nitrate in one of the Beirut Port hangars.
Reference:
Your decision no. 429/2014, dated 27/6/2014
Our letters no. 19320/2014 dated 5/12/2014, 5/6/2015 and 20/5/2016 and no. 22138/2015, dated 13/10/2016 and 19/7/2017
In our letters no. 19320/2014, dated 5/12/2014 and 5/6/2015, with a copy of each attached hereto, we had kindly asked you to request from the concerned Maritime Agency to re-export the quantity of ammonium nitrate unloaded from the ship RHOSUS and stored in the customs hangar no. 12 of the Port of Beirut, pursuant to your indicated decision in the reference, with a copy attached hereto.
In our letter no. 19320/2014, dated 20/5/2016, with its copy attached hereto, we confirmed requesting from the concerned Maritime Agency to re-export the material or consider approving to sell the stored quantity to Lebanese Explosives Co. -– Majid Shammas– as per the Army Command Letter no. 13734/T.G./Technical, dated 7/4/2016, with a copy attached hereto.
We reaffirmed the above in our two letters no. 22138/2015 and no. 19320/2014, dated 13/10/2016 and 19/7/2017, with a copy of each attached hereto.
In light of the same reasons we have already stated in our abovementioned letters, especially in regard to the risk arising from retaining these amounts on the site where they are stored and on the workers,
We hope you can communicate your decision to us on the matter.
Director General Badri Daher
Beirut-Lebanon, Riad al-Solh
Phone number: 01- 980060/1/2/3 – Fax: 01-643826 – Website: www.customs.gov.lb