Iraq's denies connection to killing of opposition member, al-Mayahi

A well-informed source at the Iraqi embassy in Lebanon has denied any connection for the Iraqi authorities to the killing of the Iraqi opposition member, Walid Ibrahim al-Mayahi, whose body was found in an apartment he lives in al-Sader Islamic complex in the Lebanese southern city of Tyre.

The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily yesterday quoted the sources as saying that the accusations addressed by officials in that complex against the Iraqi authorities of being behind the crime are aimed at creating confusion.

The source added that this is a security issue and it is in the hands of the Lebanese government and judiciary which are making investigations to unveil the killer and disclose reality.

Meantime, the Lebanese specialized security departments continue their investigations in the issue of assassinating al-Mayahi ( 35 year old) without reaching new evidence, except confirming that those who committed the crime are three Iraqis, who know the victim closely and the victim was exposed to tortures by sharpened instruments before he was strangled by a rope.