Gaddafi son allegedly killed, another flees rebel grip

Gaddafi son allegedly killed, another flees rebel grip

 

Muammar Gaddafi’s son Khamis may have been killed, Reuters reported, citing Al Jazeera. Another son Mohammed, one of three Gaddafi sons captured by rebels Monday, has allegedly escaped house arrest with the help of loyalist fighters.

Two bodies have been found that could be those of Khamis and Gaddafi’s intelligence chief, Abdallah Senussi, Al Jazeera reported, citing unnamed sources.

As for Mohammed Gaddafi, he was captured on Monday night in his home. At the time of the assault on the house, a man identifying himself as Mohammed Gaddafi was giving a telephone interview to Al Jazeera. He claimed on air that his house was being attacked.

Two other sons of Muammar Gaddafi held by the rebels – Saif al-Islam and Saadi – remain in custody.

The International Criminal Court in The Hague is currently holding talks with the Libyan transitional government about the surrender of Saif al-Islam, a top official in his father’s regime.

The court has arrest warrants for Gaddafi himself, his son Saif and military intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi. They are wanted “for crimes against humanity (murder and persecution) allegedly committed across Libya from 15 February 2011 until at least 28 February 2011, through the State apparatus and Security Forces."

The ICC’s spokesperson, Fadi El-Abdallah, said that as yet they do not have any clear information on when Saif might be transferred. El-Abdallah added that this was an important step for international justice in the interests of the victims in Libya.

The ICC prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, also confirmed that Saif had been detained by “rebel special forces.”

He made it clear there is an obligation to surrender Saif to the ICC in accordance with Security Council resolution 1970, The Hague Justice Portal reports.

The third son captured was Saadi Gaddafi, a businessman and one-time professional soccer player. He and Saif al-Islam had been detained by opposition forces prior to Mohammed’s arrest, say rebel leaders.

The whereabouts of Muammar Gaddafi and his other four sons remains unknown.