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Slain Journalist's Wife Blames Syria For Murder
Beirut, 5 July (AKI) - The wife of Lebanese journalist Samir Kassir who was killed in a car bomb explosion in June 2005 has accused the Syrian and Lebanese "police regime that for decades was active in Lebanon" of being behind the attack. Gisele al-Khuri's made the remarks to Adnkronos International (AKI) in an interview on Wednesday when a French judge leading an investigation into Kassir's murder arrived in Beirut. The judge, Jean-Louis Bruguiere is scheduled to meet Lebanese judicial authorities during the visit in his first visit to Lebanon since being appointed to head the probe last year. Shortly after her husband's death on 2 June, Khoury asked magistrates in Paris to investigate the attack. "In Lebanon the investigations could face a 'cover-up' so I decided it would be better for a truly independent inquiry to take place," Khoury, who works as a presenter for pan-Arab news channel Al-Arabiya told AKI. Kassir, who also had French citizenship was known for his anti-Syrian editorials published in the daily, an-Nahar. Posted by: Steve 2006-07-05 |
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