Elie Kazan: I will not withdraw, compromise, or be part of any deal made at the expense of lawyers’ dignity and the independence of their bar association

CH23: The following statement was issued by lawyer Elie Kazan, a candidate for membership of the Beirut Bar Association Council: What the slanderers are publishing as rumors about an agreement under which I would withdraw from the election race in exchange for another candidate being included on a consensus slate is a lie, slander, and deliberate misinformation aimed at the bar’s public. I say it clearly and from…