Lebanon's most senior judge on Friday said meddling by the political leadership in the work of the judiciary had led to a chaotic situation that required a "revolution in approaches" to resolve, in a rare public rebuke of ruling elites.
"The judicial situation is difficult and delicate. ... Several factors have led to this, including the lack of a law that enshrines the independence of the judiciary, and the determination of all to take control of the judiciary," said Suhail Abboud, head of Lebanon's Supreme Judicial Council.
"By all, I mean all factions and sides and political parties," he added, in televised comments made during a graduation ceremony for judges at Beirut's courthouse.
