The Iraqi member of parliament Ahmed al-Alwani was found murdered in an apartment in the Tarek al-Jadida neighborhood of Beirut after disappearing for several days. According to legal sources, CCTV footage showed him voluntarily entering the building with two people before being strangled with curtain cord taken from the apartment.
The investigators identified three suspects, two Syrian citizens and one Lebanese citizen, who arranged the rental of the apartment and met Al-Alwani upon his arrival in Lebanon.
The Lebanese suspect was arrested, while the two Syrians allegedly fled the country. Attorney General Ahmed Rami Al-Haj is overseeing the investigation, with the Iraqi embassy coordinating with Lebanese authorities.
An Iraqi security delegation is expected to arrive in Beirut in the next few hours.