Mohammad Mazeh
محمد مازح
Urgent Matters Judge of Tyre
In office
2017 – 14 July 2020

Mohammad Mazeh (Arabic: محمد مازح) is a Lebanese jurist who served as the urgent matters judge of Tyre until 2020.[1][2] He issued an order preventing media outlets from conducting interviews with American Ambassador Dorothy Shea, accusing her of interference in Lebanon's internal affairs.[3] On 30 June, he resigned from office in protest after he was called to appear before the Judicial Inspection Board.[4] Justice Minister Marie-Claude Najm accepted his resignation on 14 July.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Urgent Matters Judge in Tyre bans travel of BLOM Bank chairman". MTV Lebanon. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  2. ↑ "القاضي الذي وقف وحيداً في وجه الإمبراطوريّة". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. ↑ "Urgent Matters Judge Mohammad Mazeh enacted a decision to prosecute any media outlet in the country that interviewed Ambassador Dorothy Shea". Civil Society Knowledge Centre. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  4. ↑ Zakhour, Maria (2020-06-30). "Lebanese Judge Resigned After Controversial Decision Against US Ambassador". The961. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  5. ↑ "Najm avalise la démission du juge Mazeh". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
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