Jordan Times
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Alleged execution of
Jordanian in Iraq probed
AMMAN (JT) — Minister of Culture and Government Spokesperson Asma Khader on
Wednesday said authorities were investigating the alleged execution of a citizen
by militants in Iraq.
Khader could not give details on the fate of truck driver Hamid Ismael Sane,
whose family recently informed the Foreign Ministry that he was missing,
according to Spokesperson Rajab Sukayri.
On Monday, Agence France-Presse quoted a statement posted on an Al Qaeda-linked
group's website as claiming the execution of Sane and two Iraqi drivers, who
ferried supplies to US forces in Iraq.
The Army of Ansar Al Sunna said Sane was “seized while transporting supplies
from Aqaba to US bases in Iraq.”
A videotape posted on the same website showed the man identified as Sane,
kneeling down with his hands tied behind his back, apologising and calling on
fellow Jordanian drivers to stop transporting goods to US forces in Iraq,
according to AFP.
The man was then shot several times in the head by a masked man.