Shawkat may be fired for negligence in Mughniyah murder

 

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.