While being in custody in his home he gave a phone interview to Al Jazeera, saying that he surrendered to the rebels and had been treated well before the line went dead from apparent gunfire.
Hal ini kemudian terbukti ketika ia memberi. wawancara telepon kepada Al Jazeera, mengatakan bahwa ia menyerah kepada pemberontak dan telah diperlakukan dengan baik sebelum telepon mati dari tembakan jelas.