Gaddafi’s Son To Stand Trial Next Month

Saif al-Islam


The son and the spy chief of the dead
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have been
charged with murder in relation to Libya’s
2011 civil war and will stand trial next
month. The prosecutor general Abdel Qader
Radwan said the trial of the two-Gaddafi’s
son Saif al-Islam and the deposed leader’s
spy chief Abdullah el-Senoussi – will start
on September 19. The two face charges over alleged crimes
committed during Gaddafi’s 42-year rule
and during the eight-month civil war in
which he was killed. Last February, the International Criminal
Court had ruled that Libya cannot give
Gaddafi’s son a fair trial and asked
authorities to hand him over to The Hague-
based court. Libya wants to prosecute him at home,
where he might face the death penalty,
rather than hand him to the ICC where he
could only receive a jail sentence.

Bomb Goes Off At Egyptian Consulate In Libya

A bomb has exploded in front of Egypt’s
consulate in the eastern Libyan city of
Benghazi, causing some damage to the
building but no casualties, a security official
says. “Unknown assailants in a vehicle threw an
explosive device at the Egyptian consulate
in Benghazi without causing casualties,”
security spokesman Abdallah al-Zayedi said. Saturday’s blast, he added, caused part of
the outer wall of the building to collapse
and damaged cars parked outside the
mission. AFP ldj BENGHAZI, Libya, Aug 17 AFP – A
bomb has exploded in front of Egypt’s
consulate in the eastern Libyan city of
Benghazi, causing some damage to the
building but no casualties, a security official
says. “Unknown assailants in a vehicle threw an
explosive device at the Egyptian consulate
in Benghazi without causing casualties,”
security spokesman Abdallah al-Zayedi said. Saturday’s blast, he added, caused part of
the outer wall of the building to collapse
and damaged cars parked outside the
mission.