“ALL WE ASK FOR IS JUSTICE”
Households of the victims and rights teams in Lebanon have demanded that Lebanon’s judiciary challenge a preliminary indictment establishing the total chain of accountability for the blast, thought to have been set off by a fireplace close to the chemical substances.
Tatiana Hasrouty, a 25-year-old lawyer whose father Ghassan was killed within the explosion, mentioned Leo’s go to confirmed “that he sees our ache, and he is right here to present us hope” after 5 years with little engagement from the federal government on their trigger.
Many cried as Leo gave them rosaries in pouches bearing his coat of arms. Melvine Khoury, wounded within the blast, requested if she may hug him. Leo agreed, and so they embraced.
Cecile Roukoz, whose brother Joseph labored on the port and was additionally killed, mentioned Leo’s “silent prayer is sufficient for us”.
“The Pope is understood for his deep love of justice, and his message was clear: the politicians within the nation have to be near the individuals and guarantee justice. All we ask for on this case is justice – justice for the victims who fell right here,” she mentioned.
In his farewell remarks earlier than leaving Lebanon, Leo mentioned he was deeply moved by the encounter.
“I pray for all of the victims, and I carry with me the ache and the thirst for reality and justice of so many households, of a complete nation,” he mentioned.
