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The Baabda Palace of Justice. (Credit: NNA)
Add as preferred on Google A court notice sent to a bank manager has brought to light a suspected case of forgery of official documents. In it, the manager was asked to pay lawyer R.M.’s clients.At the heart of this case is the lawyer herself, who is suspected of having drafted the court notice by forging the signatures of a court president and the head of the court registry, the only two officials authorized to sign such a document.The case prompted the public prosecutor’s office at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal to launch an investigation and arrest the lawyer. She was questioned by Nada al-Asmar, the Mount Lebanon investigative judge, who issued an arrest warrant against her after she admitted to the allegations, a judicial source familiar with the case told L’Orient-Le Jour. Judge Asmar is now awaiting the opinion of the Court of Appeal’s public... You have reached your article limitStay informed about a Middle East in crisis.Subscribe for $0.5/month for the first 3 months. Subscribe now Log in This article is only available to L’Orient Today subscribers. Subscribe now Log in Create a free account to continue reading this article. You’ll also receive The Morning Brief, our must-read daily digest of Middle East news. Opt out anytime Email Address Password Email Address Password I would like to receive special offers from L'Orient Today as well as selections of the best articles. Register By creating an account, you agree to the terms and conditions of use and our privacy policy. Register Or register with: Facebook
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