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Tunisia extradites Libya ex-PM Mahmoudi | Tunisia extradites Libya ex-PM Mahmoudi |
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Libya's former Prime Minister al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi has been extradited to Libya from Tunisia, where he had fled during the uprising against Col Muammar Gaddafi last year. | Libya's former Prime Minister al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi has been extradited to Libya from Tunisia, where he had fled during the uprising against Col Muammar Gaddafi last year. |
The prime minister's office in Tripoli confirmed the extradition to the BBC. | The prime minister's office in Tripoli confirmed the extradition to the BBC. |
Mr Mahmoudi, 70, had served as prime minister from March 2006 but fled Libya when Col Gaddafi's forces lost control of Tripoli. | Mr Mahmoudi, 70, had served as prime minister from March 2006 but fled Libya when Col Gaddafi's forces lost control of Tripoli. |
He was arrested in Tunisia in September for illegal entry. | He was arrested in Tunisia in September for illegal entry. |
A sentence of six months imprisonment for that offence was overturned on appeal, but Mr Mahmoudi had remained in Tunisian custody following the extradition request from Libya. | |
Rights concerns | |
Mr Mahmoudi was transferred by helicopter on Sunday. | |
Defence ministry official Mohammed al-Ahwal told Reuters: "Mahmoudi is now in Tripoli and we are holding him in a prison." | |
Human rights groups had asked Tunisia not to extradite him, saying he could be subject to rights violations. | Human rights groups had asked Tunisia not to extradite him, saying he could be subject to rights violations. |
Mr Mahmoudi's lawyers have expressed fears for his life, saying he now has sole knowledge of many of the state secrets from Gaddafi's time in power. | |
Libya's new government has pledged to treat all detainees fairly. | |
Tunisia's President Moncef Marzouki had promised earlier this year to hand over Mr Mahmoudi if he were guaranteed a fair trial, but in May he said he was in principle opposed to the move. | |
Agence France-Presse news agency quoted a Tunisian presidential source as saying that the decision had been taken by the country's government without consulting the presidency, suggesting the president had not signed an extradition decree. | |
A Tunisian government statement said the extradition did not require the president's signature. It said the decision to extradite had been made following a report by a Tunisian delegation to Tripoli, which found that the conditions for a fair judicial process had been met. | |
Libyan authorities have been involved in a tussle with the International Criminal Court over where Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, should stand trial over his role in the uprising that ended his father's rule. | |
The Zintan militia that captured Saif al-Islam last November have since refused to hand him over to central authorities in Tripoli. | |
Col Gaddafi was killed by rebels after being captured and his corpse was put on public display. |