Death Sentence Demanded for Jammo's Wife in his Murder
The death sentence was demanded on Tuesday against Syrian journalist Mohammed Darrar Jammo's wife in his murder, reported the National News Agency.
It said that General Prosecutor of the South Samih al-Hajj called for the death sentence against Siham Younis, her brother, and nephew.
On Monday, three of Jammo's relatives were released from custody, reported LBCI television on Tuesday.
It said that his daughter Fatima, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law were acquitted over a lack of evidence that they were linked to his murder.
Jammo was killed on July 17 in Sarafand in Lebanon.
His wife was arrested on suspicion that she may have planned the crime.
The 44-year-old journalist and political commentator was one of Syrian President Bashar Assad's and Hizbullah's staunchest defenders.
In frequent appearances on television talk shows, he would staunchly support the Syrian regime's strong-armed response to the uprising and in at least one case shouted down opposition figures, calling them "traitors."
He was killed when his wife's relatives burst into the first floor of his apartment in the town of Sarafand and opened fire on him.
Initial reports that the murder was politically motivated were ruled out when security forces detained the relatives.
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