Four Irish military investigators and a team of eight Defence Forces personnel are set to arrive in Lebanon today to assist in the investigation into the death of Private Seán Rooney.
FOUR IRISH MILITARY investigators and a team of eight Defence Forces personnel are set to arrive in Lebanon today to assist in the investigation into the death of Private Seán Rooney.
An international investigation into the attack and the events that lead up to it is being conducted by the UN, along with the Irish investigation and an investigation being carried out by Lebanese Authorities.Three military police investigators and one legal officer will assist in the Defence Forces’ investigation into the attack.
It is not clear yet whether an autopsy is going to take place first in Lebanon before Pt Rooney’s body is repatriated home, but that process has not begun at this stage. “It is a crime against the international community, against peacekeepers who are here… to maintain stability,” he added.
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