Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was found dead in an apartment in Beirut, and Lebanese authorities are investigating his death as a homicide, according to a security source. He arrived in the Lebanese capital five days ago on a flight from Erbil, in northern Iraq, according to Lebanese security and judicial officials.

A judicial official told AFP that the body was found on Monday night and identification was confirmed on Tuesday. Al-Alwani was sentenced to death in Iraq in 2014 for the murder of two soldiers and was released last year.