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Wed, 02/23/2011 - 10:03
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Imam Sadr is alive in Libyan prison: Iranian ambassador
TEHRAN,Feb.23(MNA)-- Tehran’s ambassador to Damascus said that Iran still holds Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi responsible for the disappearance of Imam Musa al-Sadr, a senior Shia cleric who vanished without a trace in 1978.
“We still hold Qadhafi responsible for the protection of the life of Imam Musa al-Sadr and believe that Imam Musa and his companions are in a Libyan prison,” Iranian ambassador Ahmad Mousavi said on Tuesday.
Mousavi, who is also a member of a committee responsible for pursuing the case of al-Sadr, also called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to take measures to free al-Sadr and his companions.
Al-Sadr was an Iranian-born Lebanese philosopher who spent many years of his life in Lebanon as a religious and political leader.
In August 1978, al-Sadr departed for Libya with two companions to meet officials of Qadhafi’s government. They were never heard from again, and many believe they met with foul play at the hands of Qadhafi.
In August 2008, Lebanon issued an arrest warrant for Qadhafi and 11 other Libyan officials, charging them with kidnapping al-Sadr. Qadhafi was also indicted for “inciting the abduction” of the senior cleric.
Libya has denied responsibility, claiming that al-Sadr and his companions left Libya for Italy in 1978. However, many believe that al-Sadr is still alive and is being held in a secret jail in Libya.
Hezbollah has also said Libya is first and foremost responsible for al-Sadr’s disappearance.
“We still hold Qadhafi responsible for the protection of the life of Imam Musa al-Sadr and believe that Imam Musa and his companions are in a Libyan prison,” Iranian ambassador Ahmad Mousavi said on Tuesday.
Mousavi, who is also a member of a committee responsible for pursuing the case of al-Sadr, also called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to take measures to free al-Sadr and his companions.
Al-Sadr was an Iranian-born Lebanese philosopher who spent many years of his life in Lebanon as a religious and political leader.
In August 1978, al-Sadr departed for Libya with two companions to meet officials of Qadhafi’s government. They were never heard from again, and many believe they met with foul play at the hands of Qadhafi.
In August 2008, Lebanon issued an arrest warrant for Qadhafi and 11 other Libyan officials, charging them with kidnapping al-Sadr. Qadhafi was also indicted for “inciting the abduction” of the senior cleric.
Libya has denied responsibility, claiming that al-Sadr and his companions left Libya for Italy in 1978. However, many believe that al-Sadr is still alive and is being held in a secret jail in Libya.
Hezbollah has also said Libya is first and foremost responsible for al-Sadr’s disappearance.
