Lebanese authorities launch ‘murder’ investigation after al-Alwani’s body is found in an apartment in Beirut.
Published On ۱۱ Nov ۲۰۲۶
Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani has been found dead in an apartment in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, according to a security source, prompting a “murder” investigation.
The source, who spoke to Al Jazeera on Tuesday, did not disclose how al-Alwani had died.
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The official National News Agency described al-Awani’s death as a “murder” and said authorities in Lebanon have launched an investigation.
It said al-Alwani’s body was found in an apartment in the Tariq Al-Jadeeda neighbourhood of Beirut on Monday.
According to NNA, Judge Ahmed Rami al-Hajj will oversee the investigation by Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces.
In a statement on X, al-Alwani’s office called the former lawmaker’s death an “assassination” and a “treacherous crime”.
It called for an investigation and accountability for the perpetrators.
“This is not a passing incident to be brushed aside with condolences and condemnation,” it said. “It is a crime that demands a firm official response and a transparent investigation that reveals who planned it, who carried it out and who else was involved. Whoever is behind it, no one is above accountability.”
A Lebanese judicial source, meanwhile, told the AFP news agency that preliminary findings indicate al-Alwani was strangled to death and that a Lebanese national suspected of involvement has been arrested.
The official said authorities are looking for two Syrian suspects still at large. He added that the suspects had taken al-Alwani from the airport to his hotel when he arrived in Beirut last week.
A Sunni politician, al-Alwani formerly represented the western province of Anbar in Iraq’s parliament. He rose to prominence during the protests of ۲۰۱۲ and ۲۰۱۳ against the Shia-led government of then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
He was arrested in December ۲۰۱۳ during a security raid on his home in Ramadi, during which his brother and several others were killed.
Al-Alwani was sentenced to death in ۲۰۱۴ on “terrorism” charges, but was released in April ۲۰۲۵ under Iraq’s General Amnesty Law after more than a decade in detention.
Iraq’s Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammed Reda al-Husseini said the embassy was following the case closely.
He said the embassy is awaiting the final report from the Lebanese security agencies to “disclose the circumstances of the crime”.
