Awad Ibrahim to be handed over to 2 Lebanese officers at dawn

“Yesterday, I had a health setback and they told me that they were going to take me to the doctor’s; then I was surprised at the decision of my release”, he said adding “Abu Ibrahim was very hospitable; we were his guests and he made us feel at home.”     

Awad Ibrahim extended his thanks to the Association of Muslim Scholars represented by Sheikhs Hassan Katerji and Salem al-Rafei, for their assiduous efforts leading to his release. He also thanked Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, former PM Saad Hariri and MP Okab Sakr for their contribution in his release.     

Asked on the fate of the rest of the Lebanese hostages, Ibrahim said “Thank God all of them are in good health; honestly the abductors want Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to apologize officially to the Syrian people; only then, Abu Ibrahim will be satisfied.


Abu Ibrahim:

For his part, Abu Ibrahim told LBCI that the case of the 9 remaining Lebanese abductees has been closed after he met the request of the Turkish authorities and the Lebanese-Qatari Committee.

“Hussain Omar was released upon the request of the Association of Muslim Scholars and his family; as for Awad Ibrahim, I chose to free him because he was sick”, he said, pointing out that the rest of the abductees are “a special case” both on the political and security levels “since they are affiliated to Hezbollah.”

Stances:

For her part, the wife of released hostage Awad Ibrahim told LBCI that words fail to describe her feeling, hoping that the rest of the hostages will be released soon. She thanked LBCI and the Lebanese media for their active contribution.      

As for the wife of hostage Abbas Chouaib, Hajjeh Hayat Awali, she stressed that the Lebanese abductees in Syria have nothing to do with Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah “who will not apologize”. She voiced her happiness for the release of Awad Ibrahim.    

In turn, Hassan Omar who was released a while ago, he hoped that the rest of the hostages will be released, calling on the Lebanese state to pressure the Turkish authorities. Omar stressed that they were Abu Ibrahim’s guests, pointing out that their case is different than that of abductee Hassan al-Mokdad.  


For the full LBCI report, watch the video above.