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رياض قبيسي صحافي استقصائي يعمل، منذ أكثر من ١٠ سنوات، على كشف الفساد في الدولة اللبنانية.
منذ عام ٢٠١٣، تمكن من خلال عمله في مرفأ بيروت ان يصل الى كشف أدلّة عن تفجير المرفأ في ٤ آب، ٢٠٢٠ بالإضافة الى تهريب نترات الامونيوم الى العاصمة اللبنانية، الامر الذي اودى بحياة أكثر من ٢٠٠ شخصًا بريئًا، والذي اصاب الالاف، وشرّد أكثر من ٣٠٠٠٠٠ شخصًا.
تحدّثنا في هذه السردة عن التالي:
- أين أموالي يا استاذ سلامة؟
- كيف وصل نترات الامونيوم الى المرفأ؟
- كيف يمكن ان تتهرّب من القضاء في لبنان؟
- كيف يختبئ الفساد وراء الطائفية
- لماذا نحن بحاجة الان، أكثر من اي وقت مضى، الى الصحافة الاستقصائية؟
Riad Kobaissi a.k.a "The One Who Knocks" is an investigative journalist who has been exposing corruption within the Lebanese government for more than a decade.
For the last 10 years, his investigation into the Beirut port has put Riad in an unprecedented position to reveal groundbreaking evidence about the 2020 Beirut Port Explosion and how ammonium nitrate was smuggled into Lebanon's capital resulting in the killing of more than 200 innocent people, injuring thousands and displacing more than 300,000.
In this Sarde, we spoke about the following:
- Where is my money Mr. Salameh?
- How did the ammonium nitrate arrive at the port?
- How To Evade Justice in Lebanon 101
- How corruption hides behind sectarianism
- Why we need investigative journalism now more than ever
Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative.
The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held behind closed doors in an open and simple way with guests from all walks of life.
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تابعوا سردة عبر يوتيوب، أنغامي، سبوتيفاي، ابل بودكاست وجوجل بودكاست
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Executive Producer Jad Banjarian
Edited by Dana Abdessamad
Translated by Elodie Finestres
Subtitling by Image Production House
00:00 - Intro to Riad Kobaissi
02:08 - The democratically-elected mafia state
05:38 - What is the role of investigative journalism?
15:09 - Talking to the corrupt in their own language
16:26 - Hypocrisy of finger-pointing politics
22:50 - Riad Salameh’s failed “financial engineering” plan
29:04 - How does Kobaissi find the courage and energy?
31:12 - What we know so far about the Beirut port explosion?
40:16 - When Riad and his team got attacked
45:11 - Civil War is a restart button
52:34 - Lebanese and taking advantage of corruption
56:23 - The deep corruption at Lebanese Customs (all parties are involved)
58:53 - How was the Ammonium Nitrate stored next to fireworks?
01:16:15 - Where was Kobaissi during August 4, 2020?
01:21:08 - Trusting judges vs. Trusting the judiciary
01:29:16 - Will we ever know the truth behind August 4th?
01:36:52 - How to succeed in TV
01:46:01 - Will Kobaissi ever stop and leave?
01:47:38 - Advice to young journalists
01:49:39 - Is there hope?