Aisamy Family Denies Death of Syrian Dissident: He was Seen in Damascus in March

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The family of Syrian dissident Shebli al-Aisamy denied on Wednesday allegations of his death.

It said in a statement: “We have confirmed reports that he was seen about a month ago in al-Mazzeh in Damascus.”

It revealed that a high-ranking dissident Syrian general had seen al-Aisamy in Damascus in March.

The Lebanese Institute for Democracy and Human Rights announced the death of al-Aisamy, MTV had reported on Wednesday.

It said that he was killed 12 days after he was kidnapped in Lebanon in May 2011.

The family said that it has contacted the head of the institute, Nabil al-Halabi, in order to clarify the matter.

Al-Aisamy, 86, is a co-founder of Syria's ruling Baath party who became a dissident and went into exile in 1966 over political differences with President Hafez Assad.

However, he has not been reportedly involved in politics since 1992.

Al-Aisamy was last seen in May 2011 in the Lebanese eastern region of Aley.

The daughter of the Syrian figure, Raja Sharafeddine, family members, friends and several politicians had continuously demanded information about the condition of al-Aisamy.

Comments 14
Default-user-icon Minx (Guest) 04 April 2012, 12:54

The Criminal Syrian Regime is responsible for any political crime and assassination everytime it happend. We have multiple evidence for their involvement in every political crime in Lebanon specifically,
This evil regime has to go down being the only way for Lebanon to settle, and for them to stop manipulating other parties in Lebanon, we had enough of them interfering in our internal affairs....

Default-user-icon Massive (Guest) 04 April 2012, 12:55

We'll soon find out - by the Syrian Ministry of Truth - that Al-Aisamy had committed suicide by three bullets to the head, like another "unwanted personage" of the Regime a few years back...

Default-user-icon Think (Guest) 04 April 2012, 13:33

the guy is 86... :p you ran out of article ideas? lol

Default-user-icon lol (Guest) 05 April 2012, 01:20

yeah the dude's dead like moussa sadr enough with this crap

Thumb primesuspect 04 April 2012, 14:00

It's perfectly known that Hezbollah is behind the abduction...

Missing allouchi 04 April 2012, 14:59

The Butcher of Damascus and his Lebanese allies.

Missing allouchi 04 April 2012, 15:33

FT, let me spell it out for you and s l o w l y ..the ones that do his kidnappings, intimidations and assassinations for him...got it?

Default-user-icon the truth about the key (Guest) 04 April 2012, 19:21

The key-handing ceremony was held at the Grand Serail Wednesday shortly after an official announcement said Kenaan has been transferred from his Lebanon post to head Syria's Political Security Department, one of the four major pillars of President Bashar Assad's regime.
The ceremony was held at the Grand Serail an hour before Prime Minister Hariri jetted out for official visits to Malaysia and Japan. Beirut Mayor Abdul Monem Arisse did the key presentation.
President Lahoud earlier conferred on Kenaan the Cedar medal of the Commodore Order at a ceremony held in the Baabda palace. Kenaan also made farewell calls on Defense Minister Khalil Hrawi, army commander Gen. Michel Suleiman and Lebanese army intelligence chief Brig. Gen. Raymond Azar. - 12/10/2002

Thumb geha 04 April 2012, 15:40

may he rest in peace.
his blood is on hizbushaitan hands as well as the syrian regime.
tyrany will end soon, and the planes overflying lebanon are not just passing by..... soon hizbushaitan will be of the past.

Default-user-icon khalil (Guest) 04 April 2012, 16:51

chabeb 3omro 86 sineh, walawwwwww, bikoune niseh yitnafas.
3a ases houwweh l mou3edaleh killa
3a 2bel l khiddem

Default-user-icon Think (Guest) 04 April 2012, 17:04

I can't believe I got the most dislikes for a comment that has nothing to do with politics :p You people need to find some more useful things to do. give up on both M8 and M14 you delusional and unproductive lost souls

Thumb geha 04 April 2012, 17:49

I have been warning about this for a while now, and some of you were not accepting the idea that israel is going to wipe hizbushaitan out to further isolate iran, while the syrian regime is on the way down.
whether you want to believe it or not, it is happening.
how is hizbushaitan responding:
- fayez karam release ....
- assassination attempts ....
come on, enough is enough.

Default-user-icon Muhamada (Guest) 04 April 2012, 17:51

He paid the price for helping to create the worst monsters of the middle east

Default-user-icon MUSTAPHA O. GHALAYINI (Guest) 04 April 2012, 23:41

wiam wahhab and officer salah el hajj participated activly in the kidnapping on the lebanese soil,so....and today they tried to kill hakeem, i think hasan is right ..what are we waiting for? a free army with nationalistic moukhabarat?