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Kanaan says MPs have every right to look at forensic audit report

Free Patriotic Movement MP Ibrahim Kanaan asked Tuesday caretaker Finance Minister Youssef al-Khalil for a copy of the Alvarez & Marsal forensic audit report.

The Finance Ministry had last month denied accusations that it has “hidden” the report, claiming that the report is just a draft, that it belongs to the Lebanese government and not the Finance Ministry and that it is confidential.

"The report is a preliminary forensic audit report and not a draft," Kanaan said, adding that the agreement with A&M allows the Minister of Finance to share the report "with any authority forming part of the Client without the prior approval of A&M."

"Parliament is the higher authority in the Lebanese state and the only representative of the Lebanese people. It has every right to look at all the financial accounts," the FPM MP said.

On Monday MP and Kataeb leader Sami Gemayel also asked al-Khalil to send the report to Parliament.

Source: Naharnet


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