Libya to hold trial of Muammar Gaddafi’s son in August

Tripoli: The trial of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s son, his spy chief and his last prime minister will take place in August, a Libyan official said.

Al Seddik Al Sur of the state prosecutor’s office told reporters on Monday that Saif Al Islam Gaddafi, Abdullah Al Senoussi and ex-premier Al Baghdadi Al Mahmoudi, along with ex-spokesman Milad Daman, will be tried for crimes committed during Gaddafi’s 42-year rule and during the eight-month civil war that ended in him being overthrown.

Last week, Libya appealed the International Criminal Court’s order to try Saif Al Islam in The Hague. Libya also asked for suspension of its order to hand him over to the ICC.

Saif Al Islam is being held by a militia in the Libyan town of Zintan. ICC judges ruled that Libya cannot give Saif Al Islam a fair trial.