The Criminal Investigation: Secretary General Ibrahim Bashir

Secretary General Ibrahim Bashir: The criminal investigation against High Relief Council HRC Secretary General Ibrahim Bashir comes as Lebanon appeals for direct aid to help it provide for more than 800,000 Syrian refugees who have flooded into the small Mediterranean state to escape civil war. , according to Reuters. Lebanon has been pleading with international donors to help it fund efforts to give sanctuary to the largest number of refugees from the civil war. In January, it asked foreign donors for $180 million. BEIRUT - The head of Lebanon's governmental aid body, through which millions of dollars are funneled, and his wife have been arrested on embezzlement charges, judicial sources said on Monday. Bashir has denied media reports that he embezzled $10 million of public funds, calling the accusations politically motivated, LBCI TV reported. was unable to contact him for comment. The judiciary made no official statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.