Libya, Lebanon Agree on Pursuing Case of Imam Musa Sadr’s Disappearance

IQNA – Libya and Lebanon have agreed to resume efforts to shed light on the fate of Imam Musa Sadr, a Shia cleric who went missing in the North African country decades ago.

A Libyan delegation arrived in the Lebanese capital of Beirut to hold talks on the issue after the recent arrest of Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, raised hopes about new clues in the case.

Imam Musa Sadr was the founder of Lebanon’s Amal movement and contributed to the foundation of Hezbollah.

He and his two companions, Mohammed Yaqoub and Abbas Badreddin, were kidnapped in August 1978 during an official visit to the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

Sadr was scheduled to meet with officials from the government of Muammar Gaddafi.

The three were never seen or heard from again and their fate is still unknown even after the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime in 2011.

A judiciary source in Lebanon told Ash-Sharq daily on Friday that the Libyan delegation held talks with the Lebanese justice minister and head of the committee pursuing the case of Sadr’s disappearance.

There were candid and positive negotiations in this meeting and the Libyan side pledged to answer to letters from Lebanon demanding information from 13 security and political officials of the Gaddafi regime, the source said.

The source added that Lebanon’s general prosecutor believes that Hannibal Gaddafi knows about the whereabouts of Imam Musa Sadr.

4196008