Lebanese Parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, has rejected speculations that Imam Musa Sadr, a�prominent Shia cleric�who went missing with two companions nearly 40 years ago in Libya, is dead, saying there is still no evidence proving the death.

"Do not try me in the imam�s case, not now and not later. Our stance will remain the same, the imam�s case is our top priority,"�said Berri while addressing thousands of supporters of the Amal Movement, the�political party�which he leads.

The top Lebanese legislator said Lebanon still holds Muammar Gaddafi, Libya's�deposed dictator who was killed in 2011,�responsible for the fate of Sadr, saying the respected Shia cleric, who founded the Amal Movement�in 1974, was subject to "the worst type of abduction history has known at the hands of Gaddafi."

He called on the Lebanese government to give the issue more attention, saying investigation�into the case was�ongoing and that a Lebanese team had visited Libya in February to receive further information on the mysterious issue.

Berri hailed Sadr�s efforts for creating unity in the Arab world, saying he saw unity as a solution to the �lurking strife� emerging among the�Arab nations at the time.

Imam Musa Sadr was a highly�revered Shia cleric from Iran who came to Lebanon in 1959 to work for the rights of Shias in Tyre, a southern port where Berri�held his speech Wednesday. The gathering was meant to commemorate 38 years since Sadr, his companion, Sheikh Mohammad Yaacoub, and journalist Abbas Badreddine went missing during a trip to Libya.

Since Gaddafi was deposed in 2011,�Lebanon and Iran have repeatedly called on the Libyan�government�to probe Sadr's kidnapping and the related issues.�Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of the Libyan dictator, is currently in custody in Lebanon, facing charges of hiding information regarding Sadr�s case.

By Press TV