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| Hawi's family demand Houssam be questioned |
| 2006-01-05 |
| The family of George Hawi, late head of the Communist Party, demanded Wednesday that Lebanese authorities question the infamous masked Syrian witness Houssam Houssam as a suspect in Hawi's murder. Showing pictures of Houssam amongst crowds of onlookers in the immediate aftermath of Hawi's assassination on June 21, Rafi Madoyan, Hawi's step-son, said: "It is high time the Lebanese authorities investigate Hawi's murder and arrest those responsible for it." Discovered by local photographer Wael Ladeki, the pictures were first published by the Elaph website. "It's weird how such a witness was present at several crime sites without being arrested," Madoyan said. According to Houssam's fiance, he was also at the site in Ain al-Mreisseh where former premier Rafik Hariri was assassinated, minutes before the explosion happened. "We, the family of George Hawi, also ask the Lebanese Judiciary to interview Rustom Ghazaleh and all Lebanese and Syrian security officials to find the answer to why this man, who works with the Syrian Intelligence, was present at all those crime scenes," Madoyan said. "The presence of this man at all those crime scenes also make us wonder about the role of the Syrian intelligence and their Lebanese counterparts and partners in all those murders," Madoyan said. He described how Houssam used to live in an apartment right next to Hawi's murder scene in Wata Mousaitbeh and how he "suddenly was out of reach and sight on the days following the attempt." |
| Posted by:Fred |