Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saadi has arrived in Tripoli after being extradited by Niger, the Libyan government told Skynews.
Libya had been seeking the extradition of
Saadi, who had fled to its southern neighbour after the toppling of his
father in a Nato-backed uprising in 2011.
“The Libyan government received today
Saadi Gaddafi and he arrived in Tripoli,” the cabinet of Prime Minister
Ali Zeidan said in a statement.
Saadi, one of Gaddafi’s seven sons, was being held by judiciary police forces, the government said.
It thanked Niger for its co-operation and
said Saadi would be treated according to international justice
standards for prisoners.
The website of a government-backed
militia showed what it said were pictures of Saadi wearing a blue prison
uniform, calling him a criminal. Libyan news websites also ran pictures
showing him with his head shaved in prison.
Saadi was known for his love of
professional soccer and a playboy lifestyle. His brief career in Italian
football ended after a failed drug test. He headed Libya’s Football
Federation and was also former head of the country’s special forces.
He is not wanted by the International Criminal Court, unlike Gaddafi’s most prominent son Saif al Islam.
However, Libya wants to try him for
allegedly misappropriating property by force and for alleged armed
intimidation when he headed the Libyan Football Federation.
The ICC has indicted Saif al Islam for
crimes against humanity. Saif, once viewed as a likely successor to his
father, is held by a militia in western Libya, where he is being tried
for various charges.
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