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RT
July 29, 2013
Almost two years after Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown and killed, his son is to stand trial for alleged crimes against humanity. Saif al-Islam is set for a hearing in Libya; his lawyer says he faces an “entirely unfair” show trial.
If the proceedings continue in Libya, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will most likely be executed. Once seen as the most likely successor to his father, he has been indicted by the ICC on war crime charges relating to the 2011 uprising. He faces charges of harming state security and insulting Libya’s new flag. On top of this, Saif al-Islam is wanted by the ICC for the murder and persecution of protestors during the 2011 uprising.
He was captured by local militia in the town of Ubari in November 2011, allegedly trying to flee the country.
“He’s facing a show trial, clearly, an entirely unfair trial; trial in which he’s not able to get any defense witnesses to testify on his behalf because they’ll be too terrified to testify. And at the end of that he’s going to be executed,” his lawyer John Jones told RT, adding that Gaddafi has been held in “appalling conditions, regarding his mental state.”
Earlier this month the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that Libya must extradite Gaddafi to The Hague. Libya is defying the ICC ruling by refusing to hand him over and insisting on trial at home. The ICC judges fear he won’t receive a fair trial there. He has already made two appearances in a Libyan court.
Former Gaddafi family lawyer Nick Kaufman believes that Saif needs to be handed to the ICC on the basis of the UN Security Council decision.
“The Security Council gave the ICC the mandate to investigate crimes which were committed in Libya after the revolution. The ICC carrying out the will and the wish of the international community investigated the matter and issued two warrants to arrests, one for Saif al-Islam and one for Abdullah Al Senussi. Now, if the Libyans wish to try these two people, that is their right but they have to request permission to do so from the ICC.”
