Damascus, 21 Oct. (AKI) - The Syrian authorities are reported to have rejected a request by the family of the late interior minsiter Ghazi Kanaan, to carry out autopsy on his body. Kanaan died last week from gunwounds to the head and a very swift Syrian probe gave a suicide verdict. The Arab newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi reports that the Syrian refusal to allow tests to be carried out on Kanaan's body came after rumours that the UN commission, investigating the death of Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, also wanted tests carried out on Kanaan's body. Kanaan was heard as a witness by the UN commission, led by Detlev Mehlis, whose report was made public on Friday. The report says the many leads point to the direct involvement of Syrian officials and investigators have found evidence of Lebanese collusion in the Hariri carbomb killing. The paper said Kanaan's family were irritated by the stance of the Syrian security services, and continue to reject firmly the hypothesis that their relative had committed suicide.