Relatives of those killed in the 2020 Beirut port blast say they have become targets of the judiciary instead of senior officials who have still not been held to account for the huge explosion that devastated Lebanon's capital and killed 220 people.
A dozen people were summoned for questioning on Monday after protests last week at the justice palace, where relatives often gather to demand accountability. Friday's detention of an activist drew condemnation from the head of the Maronite church.
But hopes for justice are fast fading. A political elite that has dominated Lebanon's fractured sectarian system for decades has paralysed the work of an investigating judge who tried and failed to question top officials. Only minor functionaries have so far been brought in by the authorities.
