Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that he plans to seek evidence and documents from the United States that led Washington to impose sanctions on his son-in-law Gebran Bassil, a prominent Christian politician.
Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook and Twitter
The United States on Friday blacklisted Bassil, leader of Lebanon's biggest Christian political bloc, accusing him of corruption and ties to the Iranian-backed Shi'ite Hezbollah movement that Washington deems a terrorist group.
Aoun asked Lebanon's caretaker foreign minister, Charbel Wehbe, to obtain evidence and documents that should be submitted to Lebanon's judiciary "to take the necessary legal measures", the presidency tweeted.
In September, Aoun issued similar directives after Washington blacklisted two former government ministers over accusations of aiding Hezbollah.
