June 5, 2014 Letter from Case Authority to the Urgent Matters Judge
Beirut, June 5, 2014
To: HH Urgent Matters Judge in Beirut
Re: List with a document
Since the Case Authority at the Ministry of Justice received on June 2, 2014, after submission of the current request, a letter labelled extremely urgent from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport in which the ministry required taking the necessary measures in order to sell the ship at auction ASAP to avoid the catastrophe that might happen due to the hazardous material carried by the ship which threatens the public safety to a point that the presence of the ship imposes a heightened risk since it is at risk of sinking. Please note that “The National Trading & Shipping Agency”, maritime agent of the ship, submitted a request to the urgent matters judge to send the crew back home, as proven in the letter and documents hereby attached (Document 1).
Therefore,
The petitioner confirms its previous requests mentioned in the petition to take the precautionary measures, sell the ship and what is onboard of the ship, and meet the legal requirements.
Respectfully,
By the power of attorney
Lawyer Omar Tarabah
[Signature]
Translated by Human Rights Watch