US officials condemned the assassination of a prominent Lebanon anti-Hezbollah activist, Lokman Slim, who was found dead in a car in southern Lebanon with multiple bullet wounds.
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"We join the international community in calling for his killers to be brought to swift justice," said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. "Mr. Slim devoted his life to bringing about positive change in Lebanon and bravely pushed for justice, accountability and rule of law in his country. It is cowardly and unacceptable to resort to violence, threats and intimidation as a means of subverting the rule of law or suppressing freedom of expression and civic activism."
Slim, 58, a publisher and filmmaker, was part of a small group of Shiite Muslim political activists who openly criticized the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. He was especially critical of Hezbollah's ongoing war against Israel and the United States, and its impact on Lebanon's Shiites.
