(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - In a statement, the Lebanese Hezbollah felicitated the Libyan nation on its victory over the dictatorial regime of Muammar al-Qaddafi. The movement further called on the Libyan leaders to specify the location of the Imam Musa al-Sadr and two of his companions and secure their freedom.
"Hezbollah is waiting for the serious efforts of the Libyan leaders to specify the location of the prison of the Imam of resistance in Lebanon, Imam Musa Sadr and his two companions Sheikh Mohammad Yaghoub and Seyed Abbas Badraddin and release them immediately," the statement said, adding that Qaddafi imprisoned Imam Musa Sadr and his companions as a service to the goals of Zionism in the region.
While Sadr's family said that he was still alive and remained a prisoner in Libya, Qaddafi's former associate Abdel-Monem Houni claimed in February that Sadr had been killed and buried shortly after he was kidnapped.
Al-Sadr an Iranian-born Lebanese philosopher spent many years of his life in Lebanon as a religious and political leader, before he went missing during a trip to Libya at the invitation of Muammar al-Qaddafi.
In August 1978, al-Sadr departed for Libya with two companions to meet officials of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi's government. They were never heard from again, and many believe they met with foul play at the hands of Qaddafi.
The Qaddafi-ruled Libya consistently denied responsibility, claiming that al-Sadr and his companions left Libya for Italy in 1978. However, others claimed that al-Sadr was still alive and being kept in a secret jail in Libya.
Rome has persistently said that Sadr never arrived in Italy on the alleged flight. The Islamic Republic of Iran has also been pursuing Imam Musa Sadr's fate during the last 33 years. Iranian officials say that there is no evidence or clue indicating his death.
Earlier today, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that there is no credible and convincing clue or information proving that the Iran-born Lebanese Shiite Leader is dead.
Abdollahian said that Iran has taken serious steps in pursuing the fate of the kidnapped cleric in Libya.
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