Forensic Report Confirms Al-Majed Died of Illness, His Body to Be Repatriated 'within Hours'
Acting State Prosecutor Judge Samir Hammoud announced on Thursday that the report of the forensic panel has confirmed that Majed al-Majed had died of illness.
"The panel's report confirmed the first conclusion reached by the forensic doctor,” Hammoud told the state-run National News Agency, noting that the general prosecution will officially receive the new report on Friday morning.
He added: “The detailed report confirmed that al-Majed has died of illness and medical complications.”
The judge noted that the body of the “emir” of the al-Qaida-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades will be handed over to his family “once the required legal procedures are completed.”
“We have received an official request from his brother to repatriate al-Majed's body,” Hammoud said.
Meanwhile, MTV reported that the body will be handed over to Saudi Arabia “within hours.”
Hammoud received on Tuesday a request from the Saudi Embassy, saying the brother of the al-Qaida-linked group leader wants to repatriate his body.
Al-Majed, a Saudi national, died in Lebanon on Saturday while undergoing treatment at the central military hospital after his health deteriorated, the army said in a communique.
However, many media reports doubted the military institution's statement, requesting instead the examination of his body by several forensic doctors.
Al-Majed is accused of being behind the suicide bombing that targeted the Iranian embassy in Beirut on November 19, 2013, and he was detained in December of the same year and had been held at a secret location.
He was the purported commander of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades — a militant group with al-Qaida links — and one of the 85 most-wanted individuals in Saudi Arabia.
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