Bulgarian Court Blocks Extradition in Beirut Blast Case Amid Questions of Judicial Transparency

In a striking judicial decision, a Bulgarian court has rejected Lebanon's request to extradite Igor Grechushkin, the Russian-Cypriot owner of a ship tied to the catastrophic ammonium nitrate cargo explosion that devastated Beirut in August 2020. This ruling not only stalls justice for the victims of one of the deadliest port disasters in recent history but also exposes the murky complexities within international legal cooperation — complexities that can undermine global efforts to hold dangerous actors responsible. Is Justice Delayed Another Form of Denial? The explosion killed over 218 people and injured thousands more, leaving much of Beirut in ruins....