Tripoli: Libya will put deposed dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s son on trial, defying a demand by the International Criminal Court, the Libyan representative to the Hague court said Monday.
Ahmad Al Jehani said the trial of Saif Al Islam will begin next month. One possible venue is Zintan, a town in the western mountains, where he is being held.
Saif was considered his father’s political heir. The ICC issued an arrest warrant and demanded to try him on war crimes. Libya has argued that its new regime should try him.
Saif was captured last year by a militia from the western mountain town of Zintan, where he has been held ever since.
A Zintan militia has been holding Gaddafi. Local spokesman Khalid Al Zintani said Monday a government delegation inspected the town, and a decision on whether to try him there will be made later.
