The Beirut criminal court approved on Tuesday a request to release on bail former Higher Relief Council chief Ibrahim Bashir.

The court agreed to release him on bail of L.L. 1 billion.

The case has been referred to the financial general prosecution for its approval.

Bashir, his wife Rajaa, her brother Mohammed Younes, Ghassan Rizky, and Walid Baalbeki were charged in 2014 with embezzlement, smuggling and money laundering.

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