Man charged with murder of Aisha Bakkar victim
General Prosecutor Ralph Maamari has charged one person with murder in the Aisha Bakkar violence of last month, as six others face prosecution for attempted murder. Armed clashes on June 27 between Future and Amal supporters in the Beirut neighborhood left a resident, Zeina Miri, dead and 11 others injured.
The celebratory gunfire following the re-election of Amal leader Nabih Berri as speaker and the appointment of Future Movement leader Saad Hariri as premier-designate was said to have sparked the clashes.
On Friday, Maamari charged Amal Movement supporter Musa Ali Daher with killing Miri, while four of his compatriots – Ali Mohammad Shreim, Abbas Ibrahim Mansour, Youssef Ahmad Merhi and Ali Badawi – were charged with attempted murder, for firing weapons at two youths during the clashes.
Meanwhile, Said Sabaa and Tareq Said were indicted on charges of attempted murder, while their fellow Future Movement supporters Ali Zakariya Mahmoud and Rabih Kaaki were charged with firing warning shots, and Ahmad Barakat for provoking the shooting.
Eight other suspects – Wissam Harqous, Khalil Fouani, Nasser Khodr, Mohammad Atris, Haitham Daher, Ahmad Zahwa, Abdel-Aziz Qattan and Bassem Kayyal – who are still at large, were charged with rioting or possession of unlicensed arms, while Ali Zakariya Zaraqet was charged with assault.