Hawi's Family Berates Gen. Aoun

George Hawi's family has issued a harsh statement against Gen. Aoun for his reaction to the Communist Leader's assassination, particularly a remark that the victim was 'involved' in several controversial events.
"There are no words capable of describing the irresponsible statements by a person who tried to market himself as part of the democratic salvation process and part of the opposition's struggle for change and then became part of the campaign to muzzle voices and circulate the horror lists (of assassinations)." the statement said.

"We never thought that Gen. Aoun, for whose return to the homeland our beloved martyr spared no effort to bring about, would gloat over his assassination and seek to cover up the assassins which could encourage further assassinations…" the statement added.

Aoun has sought to exonerate President Lahoud's Syrian-tailored regime from guilt in any of the assassinations that rocked Lebanon over the past five months, which were all blamed by the opposition on Syria's intelligence service and its affiliates from the Lebanese security apparatuses that were long shielded by the president