Gadhafi cases lead to legal tug-of-war
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April 19, 2012, Thursday
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THE International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor pledged yesterday in Tripoli to look into the cases of two captured Libyans - a son of deposed ruler Moammar Gadhafi and his notorious intelligence chief.
The Hague-based court is locked in a legal tug-of-war with Libya's ruling National Transitional Council over who should try Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, once considered his father's heir apparent. He was captured last year in Libya after the Gadhafi regime was toppled.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo said at Tripoli's airport that he would also follow up on the case of Abdullah al-Senoussi, Gadhafi's spy chief, who is accused of attacking civilians during the uprising, as well as of complicity in the 1989 bombing of a French airliner.
Al-Senoussi was captured last month in Mauritania, where the courts are reviewing requests for his extradition from Libya and France as well as the ICC.
Since the end of Libya's civil war with the capture and killing of Gadhafi last October, the new government has struggled to extend its control over the vast desert nation. It has largely failed to rein in the hundreds of brigades that fought in the war. They rule much of the country in the absence of an effective central government and military.
The new rulers are also struggling to build a judicial system practically from scratch, raising concerns about how it would be possible to try Gadhafi's son.
Earlier this month, a Libyan official said Seif al-Islam would be tried in Libya, and there would be a verdict before mid-June. The decision was made despite appeals by rights groups to hand him over to the ICC, because of fears he may not get a fair trial in Libya.
The Hague-based court is locked in a legal tug-of-war with Libya's ruling National Transitional Council over who should try Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, once considered his father's heir apparent. He was captured last year in Libya after the Gadhafi regime was toppled.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo said at Tripoli's airport that he would also follow up on the case of Abdullah al-Senoussi, Gadhafi's spy chief, who is accused of attacking civilians during the uprising, as well as of complicity in the 1989 bombing of a French airliner.
Al-Senoussi was captured last month in Mauritania, where the courts are reviewing requests for his extradition from Libya and France as well as the ICC.
Since the end of Libya's civil war with the capture and killing of Gadhafi last October, the new government has struggled to extend its control over the vast desert nation. It has largely failed to rein in the hundreds of brigades that fought in the war. They rule much of the country in the absence of an effective central government and military.
The new rulers are also struggling to build a judicial system practically from scratch, raising concerns about how it would be possible to try Gadhafi's son.
Earlier this month, a Libyan official said Seif al-Islam would be tried in Libya, and there would be a verdict before mid-June. The decision was made despite appeals by rights groups to hand him over to the ICC, because of fears he may not get a fair trial in Libya.
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