Shawkat may be fired for negligence in Mughniyah murder

by **Admin** Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:34 am

According
to Diplomatic sources in Damascus, Bushra al Assad, sister of Syrian
president Bashar al Assad has been living in Paris along with her two
children since Lebanon's Hezbollah commander was murdered.

Imad
Mughniyah, Hezbollah's military commander was assassinated in an
upscale residential section of Damascus on February 12, in a car bomb
explosion.

The
diplomatic sources are claiming that Assef Shawkat , the brother in law
of Assad has decided to send his wife ( Bushra ) and children to Paris
in anticipation of being fired from his current position as the
Intelligence chief of Syria.

According
to intelligence reports Syrian allies Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah seem
to have growing suspicions that certain elements of the Syrian regime
might have been involved in Mughniyah's death, and Syrian President
Bashar al Assad appears to be building a case against his
brother-in-law.
Assef is expected to be officially accused of negligence in the case of the assassination of Mughniyah.

The
Sources have pointed out that Shawkat has already contacted France as
well as some Arab Countries about long term stays for himself and his
family.

Shawkat is known to have family problems with president Assad's brother Maher al Assad.

Damascus
will announce the results of its investigation of the assassination of
Mughniyah on April 6 according to Syrian National New agency based on
diplomatic sources.Hezbollah has accused Israel of carrying out the
assassination of Mughniyah and has vowed revenge. Israel has denied any
connection to the killing.

Mughniyah's
widow, who is an Iranian national has accused Syria of helping Israel
in assassinating her husband. She made the statement in Tehran after
returning from Damascus immediately after his death.