Al-Alwani’s murder... an investigation that crosses borders
Questions have arisen in Lebanon about whether regional score-settling may have moved to Beirut after the body of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani was found in an apartment in al-Tariq al-Jadida. His office director, Bashar al-Dulaimi, called for a comprehensive Lebanese-Iraqi investigation that does not rule out political motives, while Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the crime.
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- عُثر على جثمان النائب العراقي السابق أحمد العلواني في شقة بالطريق الجديدة في بيروت بعد انقطاع التواصل معه.
- كشف مدير مكتبه بشار الدليمي أن آخر اتصال جرى مساء 5 تشرين الثاني عقب وصوله إلى الشقة، وعُثر على الجثمان في 9 تشرين الثاني.
- العلواني كان مفرجاً عنه في نيسان 2025 وكان يستعد للمشاركة في مؤتمر بلندن في 11 تشرين الثاني.
- طالب الدليمي بتحقيق لبناني-عراقي شامل لا يستبعد الدوافع السياسية.
- استنكر رئيس الحكومة نواف سلام الجريمة مؤكداً أن بيروت لا يمكن أن تبقى ساحة للجريمة والتفلت الأمني.
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