3 ms·
The office of the Director of Customs wrote six letters requesting removal over several years, but didn't get a response. It looks like the Port Authority was
by rectang 6y ago
The office of the Director of Customs wrote six letters requesting removal over several years, but didn't get a response. It looks like the Port Authority was responsible but there may be court orders involved.
We now know how the ammonium nitrate got there — a Russian ship bound for Mozambique which ran out of money and got stranded — but we don't yet know exactly why it was never removed.
- chub500 6y agoI guess I don't understand why Lebanon couldn't seize it and resell?
- csense 6y agoFrom the article, the port officials thought they needed a court order to sell it. And the court system ignored their request for one. But maybe they were applying to the wrong official, or in the wrong way? For example, maybe they were supposed to have an attorney file a court case, instead of having an agency head send a letter to a judge? I have no idea how Lebanon's law system works.