BEIRUT, November 11. /TASS/. The body of former Iraqi lawmaker and Sunni politician Ahmed al-Alwani was discovered by police on Tuesday in Beirut's Tariq el-Jdideh neighborhood, the MTV Lebanon television channel reported.
According to the report, the ex-lawmaker was lured into an apartment by unknown individuals and strangled to death, with his body remaining in the room for several days. Lebanese security services are tracking down the perpetrators and have already detained one suspect.
Al-Alwani arrived in Lebanon on November 5 and stayed at a hotel on Beirut’s iconic Raouche promenade. After some time, he stopped responding to communications.
The Iraqi Embassy in Beirut reported his disappearance and possible abduction four days before the body was discovered.
The Iraqi government remains in touch with the Lebanese authorities and is closely following the investigation.
Al-Alwani was elected to the Iraqi parliament as a member of the Al-Iraqiya List coalition, which won a majority of seats in the 2010 election. He was arrested in Iraq three years later, after leading protests against then Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (2006-2014). He spent around 10 years behind bars before being released in April 2025.