November 10, 2026
The discovery of the body of former Iraqi MP Ahmed Suleiman Al-Alwani, murdered by suffocation inside an apartment in the New Road area in Beirut, raised widespread political and security concerns about the repercussions of kidnapping incidents on stability in Lebanon. The discovery of the crime came days after contact with Al-Alwani was lost and he was lured to the apartment, according to information circulated.
In the context of the reactions, former Lebanese MP, Major General Jamil Al-Sayyid, directed sharp criticism at the political and judicial authorities, accusing them of turning a blind eye to what he described as two previous kidnappings carried out from Lebanon and abroad. In a post on the “X” platform on Tuesday evening, November 10, 2026, Al-Sayyid claimed that the state had remained silent and concealed these incidents, noting that a senior judge had issued a political order to withdraw an investigation file from Lebanese Army Intelligence and refer it to the Information Division with the aim of “stirring it up,” without specifying the identity of the judge or submitting documents proving his accusations.
Al-Sayyed warned that the continuation of this approach opens the country to chaos and security risks, and Lebanon will lose its status as a safe haven for Arabs, foreigners, and their investments.
On the official level, the Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation, Judge Ahmed Rami Al-Hajj, is personally following up on the initial investigations conducted by the Information Division of the Internal Security Forces to uncover the circumstances of Alwani’s killing. In the same context, the Iraqi ambassador to Beirut, Muhammad Redha Al-Husseini, announced that the embassy is in constant contact with the Lebanese security services, awaiting the issuance of the final report to determine the details of the crime.
In light of the continuing security and judicial investigations, the accusations mentioned by Major General Al-Sayyid remain personal positions that are not supported by official data proving their validity or directly linking them to the crime of Al-Alwani’s murder.
