Kidnapper of the 11
Lebanese pilgrims, Abou Ibrahim, stated on Thursday that the captives would be
“released very soon, God willing,” reported LBCI television.
He told the television
station: “We want Lebanese politicians to officially recognize the Syrian
revolution in order to release the pilgrims.”
He suggested that they
make the acknowledgement through the media, adding that Hizbullah chief Sayyed
Hassan Nasrallah did not offer the apology that was demanded of him.
Nasrallah was demanded
to apologize for a May 25 speech addressed to the kidnappers in which he said
that his party would not change its position concerning the conflict in Syria,
declaring: "If this kidnapping is aimed at putting pressure on our
political position, it's a waste of time."
Abou Ibrahim stressed
that the captives had been his “guests since day one of their abduction.”
“We wanted to send a
message to the Lebanese people on Syrian President Bashar Assad’s actions
against us,” he continued to LBCI.
On claims that the
captives may be handed over to MP Oqab Saqr, he said: “I have not held
negotiations with Saqr, but it is possible to hand over the pilgrims to him.”
“A decision in this
matter will be taken later,” he revealed.
On Wednesday, the
pilgrims were allowed to contact their loved ones by telephone.
Al-Jadeed television
also managed to get a film crew to the pilgrims’ location in Aazaz in Aleppo
where they were allowed to telephone their families.
The captives reassured
their families that they are doing well and that they were being well taken
care of.
One of them asked the
Lebanese people to demonstrate outside the Syrian embassy in Beirut and block
the airport road to protest the failure to ensure their release.
Also on Wednesday, acting
Information Minister Wael Abou Faour stated that efforts are underway between
President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Najib Miqati to ensure their
release.http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/49515
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