Libya’s GNA won’t hand Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi to ICC

cde.news desk 20 November 2019, 08:42 · 1 min read

epa03874014 (FILE) A file photo dated 10 March 2011 shows Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi smiling during a speech in Tripoli, Libya. The trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of slain leader Muammar Gaddafi, on charges of undermining state security, resumed on 19 September 2013 in the western city of Zintan. The younger Gaddafi showed up for the short session, before the court adjourned the hearings until 12 December to allow other defendants to appear, said defence lawyers. The trial, which began in January, relates to an alleged attempt by the younger Gaddafi to escape with assistance of a team from the International Criminal Court (ICC). EPA/STR

The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has decided not to hand over Saif Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, to the International Criminal Court (ICC) where he faces trial for charges of crimes against humanity during the revolt against his father’s rule in 2011.

The Libyan justice ministry said in a statement that it would not extradite Said Al-Islam, stressing its adherence to “the absolute sovereignty of the Libyan state, and its exclusive right to prosecute its citizens on charges against them before its national judiciary”.

ICC Prosecutor General Fatou Bensoua confirmed a few days ago that her office has credible information concerning the whereabouts of three suspects; including Saif Gaddafi whom the ICC issued arrest warrants against. According to Bensoua, Gaddafi is currently in the city of Zintan, southwestern Libya.

Via Middle East Monitor

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