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Gaddafi-era officials to stand trial Thursday

Tripoli: Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, along with 37 other ex-government officials, will stand trial Thursday over crimes committed during the 2011 uprising.The controversial trial will be held at the Criminal South

gaddafi era officials to stand trial thursday gaddafi era officials to stand trial thursday
Tripoli: Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, along with 37 other ex-government officials, will stand trial Thursday over crimes committed during the 2011 uprising.



The controversial trial will be held at the Criminal South Court in Tripoli, Xinhua reported Thursday citing a statement released by Libya's General Attorney Abdul Kader Jumaa Redwan.

The session will not be open to the public.

Al-Islam, Gaddafi's second-eldest son and the only son of the former president in custody in the country, will attend a preliminary hearing with 37 other Gaddafi-era officials Thursday.

The others include Abdallah Al-Senussi, a former spy chief, and Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, the last prime minister under Gaddafi's administration.

During the court session, a 4,000-page file will be examined by the court prosecutor, the general attorney said.

Al-Islam was captured by a militia group in the western mountain area of Zintan while on the run to neighbouring Niger.

Amnesty International has urged local authorities to "immediately hand over" Al-Islam to the International Criminal Court, where he is wanted for crimes against humanity.

As the international court judges questioned whether Libya could give him a fair trial, they also asked authorities to hand him over to The Hague.

However, Libya decided to go ahead with the trial in Tripoli, defying the international court.

Al-Islam is still being held by Zintan tribesmen and will be transferred to the court in Tripoli from Zintan.

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