Libya Has 'Semi-Confirmed' Info Sadr's Remains in Tripoli Mass Grave

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Libyan authorities have obtained “semi-confirmed information” about the presence of Imam Moussa Sadr’s body in a recently discovered mass grave in the Libyan capital Tripoli, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, head of Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council, said on Friday.

“Imam Sadr’s case was not on the front burner during this period, but some reports have suggested that the imam’s body might be among the bodies buried in a mass grave during the liberation of Tripoli” from slain Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi’s forces, Abdul Jalil said in an interview on France 24 television.

He noted that investigators from the office of the public prosecutor in Tripoli were probing the case and that Lebanon had assigned a judge to follow up on the issue, following several visits by Lebanese officials to Libya.

“The office of the public prosecutor in Tripoli is in contact with this judge, and God willing these bodies will not be removed from the grave except in the presence of a representative of the Lebanese government, so that the Lebanese can realize that we are serious in this endeavor,” Abdul Jalil added.

“During the discussions I had with the investigators probing the case, who are among the best in Libya’s judiciary, I obtained semi-confirmed information about the presence of Imam Sadr’s body among the bodies contained by this mass grave,” he announced.

Separately, Abdul Jalil hoped Libya “will have a warm relationship with the Lebanese state” following the triumph of the “Libyan revolution” that ousted Gadhafi.

Later on Friday, Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour issued a statement saying Abdul Jalil’s remarks were “inaccurate” and that “there is no decisive evidence confirming the information’s accuracy.”

Mansour said he had agreed with the Libyan side since the first trip he made to Tripoli and during his latest visit on Wednesday “not to release any information except after the end of investigations, and through the diplomatic channels between the two countries.”

“Until now, we are still conducting investigations and exchanging information. Hence, we consider such news inaccurate and we were surprised that they were publicized, given the fact that they would obstruct the course of investigations which are yet to be completed,” Mansour added.

Earlier on Friday, the Lebanese minister told NBN television that “more time” was needed to unveil Imam Sadr’s fate, denying that he had visited Libya carrying DNA information.

On Thursday the Libyan government’s official spokesman, Nasser al-Maneh, said Sadr’s remains were moved to a hospital in Tripoli for a DNA test.

“What has been said is baseless and the proof is that we have not made any statement,” said Mansour.

The minister stressed that “nothing can be publicized before the end of investigations and we will not hesitate to announce the results once they are obtained.”

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Comments 9
Missing mohammad_ca 13 April 2012, 21:21

halaktona feeh...

Missing peace 13 April 2012, 21:42

the problem here is that they are making so many efforts to discover the fate of a man, but very little ones to discover the fate of hundreds of lebanese in jail in syria...how is his life more important than hundreds of other lebanese?

Default-user-icon ya_hussein32 (Guest) 14 April 2012, 00:30

peace, why didnt hariri ask about the lebanese in syrian jails when he visited syria?

Missing cedars 14 April 2012, 02:25

Mansour, how about you tell the judiciary department about the fate of the four suspects in the killings and assassinations of 2005? if you are busy wasting the Lebanese taxpayer money traveling to zimbabway next, all we need is few phone calls and some information about those the above 4 suspects as well as those who disappeared from the Leb Army in the Syrian jails.

Thumb joesikemrex 14 April 2012, 03:57

Work out his fate, but our troops in Syrian jail are a priority. Stupid a$$ licking government

Missing mohammad_ca 14 April 2012, 04:37

how about our government works on uncovering the fate of LIVING Lebanese in ASSad's jails?

Thumb shab 14 April 2012, 09:25

We don't care about some dead Iranian.

Thumb leblover 14 April 2012, 10:01

is there only moussa el sader? what about the others? what about the hundreds of our youngs that has been disappeared ? Mr jaajaa, berri, jenblat,bakradouni, el kawmi el soury, fayez sheker, these guys must be asked about our youngs destination. they know, coz they were war lords.

Missing ulpianus 14 April 2012, 22:47

If not for anything else, we hope to know what happened to him for the sake of his family finally finding peace.