Habib Shartouni

Habib Tanious Shartouni
حبيب الشرتوني
Born (1958-04-24) 24 April 1958 (age 66)
Chartoun, Aley, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
Criminal chargeAssassination of President-elect Bachir Gemayel

Habib Tanious Shartouni (Arabic: حبيب الشرتوني; born 24 April 1958) is the convicted assassin of Bachir Gemayel, the Lebanese president-elect[1] and leader of the Lebanese Forces, in 14 September, 1982.[2][3] Shartouni who is a member of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP), placed a bomb in the Kataeb Party headquarter in Beirut, where Gemayel was meeting with party members. His motive was in his opposition to Gemayel's policies which were seen at the time as aligned with Israel, which was viewed as a betrayal[4] of Lebanese and Arab interests.

Shartouni spent eight years in Roumieh Prison without a trial.[5] He escaped to Syria during the Syrian offensive in 1990,[1] where he lived for several years.[6] In 2017, he was sentenced to death in absentia by Lebanon's Judicial Council.[1]

His whereabouts today remain a mystery,[7][6] but rumors persist that he has found refuge in Syria, while others suggest he is hiding in Lebanon under Hezbollah's protection[8], or that he lives between both countries.

  1. ^ a b c "Lebanese court issues death sentence over 1982 Gemayel assassination". Reuters. October 20, 2017.
  2. ^ https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1186882/solange-gemayel-the-guardian-of-bachirs-legacy.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Katz, Mayn (2005). Song of Spies. Variocity. pp. 128–129. ISBN 978-1-933037-73-8.
  4. ^ The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-president-gemayels-killer-convicted-35-years-later/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ m.naharnet.com https://m.naharnet.com/stories/en/220993-judicial-council-begins-in-absentia-trial-in-bashir-gemayel-case-asks-chartouni-to-turn-himself-in. Retrieved 2024-09-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ a b "أين حبيب الشرتوني؟!". MTV Lebanon (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  7. ^ "Lebanon's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives". MTV Lebanon. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  8. ^ "متّهم باغتيال هز لبنان.. من هو حبيب الشرتوني وأين يعيش؟". قناة ومنصة المشهد. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-09-14.