Amnesty Calls for Independent Probe into Army Checkpoint Killings
Amnesty International urged the Lebanese authorities on Tuesday to launch an independent investigation rather than the one carried out by the army into the killing of Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahed.
The Sunni cleric and his companion Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Merheb were shot dead on Sunday at an army checkpoint in al-Kweikhat in the northern Akkar region.
Amnesty said three other people are reported to have been killed in clashes between rival groups in Beirut in the wake of the checkpoint shootings.
“It’s vital the probe into these killings is carried out by an independent body. It must be thorough, prompt and impartial as required under international human rights standards,” said Ann Harrison, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa.
“Anyone found responsible for abuses must be brought to justice without resort to the death penalty,” Harrison added.
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