Meursault
He is the subject of the investigation which Harun launches. He perpetrated a crime but exploited his impressive story-telling skills to conceal his criminality of executing Musa.
Harun
He is the narrator who examines the circumstances that elicited the assassination of his brother which transpired fifty years ago. Harun was seven when Musa was exterminated.
Musa
Meursault maliciously slayed him. Harun endeavors to defend his brother by undermining all of Meursault’s assertions regarding the execution.
Musa’s mother
She is an aged woman who offers contradicting accounts concerning Musa’s death. Her mourning for Musa does not terminate.