BEIRUT: The family of a 24-year-old man who was shot and beaten outside a hospital last week closed a vital road in Zahle Sunday, one day after the victim succumbed to his wounds.
The family of Hasan Ouraibi closed down the road linking the towns of Taanayel and Chtaura in the West Bekaa district of Zahle.
They shut the road to protest the failure of security forces to arrest the gunmen behind the killing, who allegedly work for Pierre Fattoush, a powerful businessman and the brother of MP Nicolas Fattoush.
Ouraibi was shot on Thursday and died at the American University Hospital in Beirut two days later.
According to Al-Jadeed, Ouraibi was shot in his testicles before being repeatedly kicked by three men from the Khoury family after he fell to the ground.
Ouraibi's uncle accused Wajih Khoury, a member of a security detail hired by Pierre Fattoush, of firing the shot, while his brothers Charbel and Fadi participated in the attack.
Less than two weeks ago, more than a dozen gunmen loyal to Fattoush assaulted an Al-Jadeed reporter and a cameraman as they were wrapping up a report about a controversial cement plant owned by the businessman.
Wajih Khoury was one of the alleged perpetrators. He was briefly detained over involvement in the assault against the news crew in Zahle, but An-Nahar newspaper reported that he was later released.
Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi called Saturday on Judge Samir Hammoud to carry out investigations to reveal the identities of the perpetrators of Thursday’s attack.
Residents of Ouraibi’s hometown of Shmestar, near Zahle, bid him farewell during a funeral procession Saturday.
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