(CNN) - Family Osama bin Laden want proof that the terrorist leader is dead and call for an investigation how he was killed, according to Jean Sasson, who helped one of the sons of bin Laden write his memoirs.
"They just want some answers, and really would like to know what happened exactly, why not call them," said Sasson, who worked with Omar bin Laden to write a book entitled Growing up as a bin Laden .
U.S. says it the special command of the Navy SEALs known as bin Laden killed May 2 during a raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where he was hiding.
security forces intelligence material gathered from the shelter and after they killed bin Laden placed his body in the sea . The Barack Obama government decided not to publish photographs of the corpse itself although some legislators may see them.
To the relatives of bin Laden "would like to see evidence of the body, at least identify the body, because in the Middle East is different: They really need evidence or people start to believe, and this has been said by other people besides me-he's not dead " Sasson said.
His comments came a day after Omar bin Laden and his brothers issued a statement which was seen by The New York Times . Sasson
that Omar bin Laden, who has publicly denounced the violence of his father contacted her and said he had something to say. She prepared a letter which he approved.
The statement published in The New York Times is of the children and heirs of the well-known leader of Al-Qaeda, bin Laden.
"We are not convinced of the validity of the evidence in the absence of a body, photos, a video that shows that our father is dead," says the statement.
"We look for conclusive evidence about the stories published in relation to the operation Geronimo May 2, 2011," he adds.
The statement argues that if bin Laden was the victim of a "summary execution" international law would have been "blatantly violated" the legal standards and ignored by the United States.
trials The statement quoted the late president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein and Serbia's strongman, Slobodan Milosevic, noting that Osama bin Laden had a "fair trial" or "presumption of innocence until a court finds guilty. "
"If Osama says bin Laden died as U.S. President, then wonder, as news reports say, why an unarmed man was not arrested and brought before a court so that the truth be known around the world.
"We hold that the arbitrary killings are not the solution to political problems," they add.
Three other men, including one of the sons of bin Laden and a woman were killed in the raid, while one of his wife, Amal Ahmed Abdulfattah, 29, was wounded.
The other three wives of bin Laden and his sons are in the custody of Pakistan . A U.S. official identified two of the women as Khairiah Sabar, also known as Umm Hamza and Siham Sabar or Umm Khalid.
"It is unworthy of special forces fire on unarmed women and their families, criticized the statement.
"We want to remind the world that Omar (bin Laden), the fourth son of our father, was always against violence from him and sent him messages asking him to change his ways and said that no civilians should be attacked under any circumstances.
"Despite the difficulty to publicize their disagreement with our father, never hesitate to condemn any violent attack made by anyone and expressed his condolences for the victims of all incidents. Just as he sentenced our father, we condemn the U.S. president for ordering the execution of an unarmed man and a woman, "the statement added.
also urged Pakistan to" liberate and deliver "to the widows and children of bin Laden. The authors of the statement United Nations demanded an investigation and said they require justice before the ICC should not get a response.
A senior U.S. official angrily rejected the charge that international law had been violated.
"There is an inherent right of self-defense enshrined in Article 51 of the United Nations. It is a terrorist who declared war on America, Americans killed and was planning attacks against the country and its allies, "he argued.
The raid that killed bin Laden caused a rift in relations between the U.S. and Pakistan. revelation that the terrorist had been living in Pakistan raised suspicions that Pakistani officials knew the whereabouts of al-Qaeda, while the Middle Eastern country complained about the U.S. military raid on its territory.
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