BEIRUT, Feb 5 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, yesterday urged public prosecutor to conduct investigations into the assassination of activist Lokman Slim, who was found dead in his car with five gunshot wounds, said a statement by Lebanon’s Presidency.
The president also stressed the need to expedite the probes in order to clarify what led to this crime and the parties behind it.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister, Mohammad Fahmi, condemned the “horrific crime” of the assassination of the 59-year-old political activist and researcher. “I have contacted security services’ leaders to follow up on the circumstances and repercussions of the assassination,” he said.
Lebanese media reported earlier in the morning that Lokman Slim was found dead in a car he had rented from a company, hours after his disappearance.
The incident took place while Slim was on his way back from visiting a friend’s house in a village in southern Lebanon, according to a post published by his sister on Facebook.
Newly appointed Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, also condemned the assassination of Slim, while warning of what he called “the dangers of returning to the series of assassinations and the targeting of activists.”
Slim was known for his political positions opposed to Hezbollah.– NNN-NNA
