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Lawyers appointed for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi | |
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The son of deposed Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, has briefly appeared in court to face criminal charges and has been appointed two local lawyers. | |
The case relates to a visit last year from a lawyer from the International Criminal Court (ICC) who was accused of passing information to Mr Gaddafi. | The case relates to a visit last year from a lawyer from the International Criminal Court (ICC) who was accused of passing information to Mr Gaddafi. |
Mr Gaddafi has also been indicted for war crimes during the 2011 uprising. | |
Both Libya and the ICC claim jurisdiction for that trial. | Both Libya and the ICC claim jurisdiction for that trial. |
When asked whether he was in good health, Mr Gaddafi said that he was and gave a thumbs-up sign, the BBC's foreign editor, John Simpson, reports from Zintan. | When asked whether he was in good health, Mr Gaddafi said that he was and gave a thumbs-up sign, the BBC's foreign editor, John Simpson, reports from Zintan. |
Mr Gaddafi faces charges of complicity in exchanging information, obtaining documents that threaten national security and insulting the national flag. | Mr Gaddafi faces charges of complicity in exchanging information, obtaining documents that threaten national security and insulting the national flag. |
Evidence was briefly presented at the hearing, including a pen with a camera in it and a watch, which the prosecution alleges were used in passing illicit information. | Evidence was briefly presented at the hearing, including a pen with a camera in it and a watch, which the prosecution alleges were used in passing illicit information. |
Representatives from local and international human rights organisations were also present at the hearing. | Representatives from local and international human rights organisations were also present at the hearing. |
The trial has been postponed until 19 September. | The trial has been postponed until 19 September. |
'Coded messages' | 'Coded messages' |
In June last year, ICC lawyer Melinda Taylor and three other ICC staff were arrested and held for the three weeks after visiting Mr Gaddafi. | In June last year, ICC lawyer Melinda Taylor and three other ICC staff were arrested and held for the three weeks after visiting Mr Gaddafi. |
Ms Taylor was accused of clandestinely passing Mr Gaddafi a coded letter from a fugitive former aide, Mohammed Ismail. | Ms Taylor was accused of clandestinely passing Mr Gaddafi a coded letter from a fugitive former aide, Mohammed Ismail. |
The four were subsequently released to The Hague and are not expected to return to Libya to face charges. | The four were subsequently released to The Hague and are not expected to return to Libya to face charges. |
The ICC said last year that it would investigate the allegations. | |
Mr Gaddafi has been held in Zintan since a brigade from the town captured him in November 2011. | Mr Gaddafi has been held in Zintan since a brigade from the town captured him in November 2011. |
His British lawyer John Jones described the detention to the BBC as "Libya's Guantanamo Bay" and said he had no plans to visit Mr Gaddafi in Zintan. | His British lawyer John Jones described the detention to the BBC as "Libya's Guantanamo Bay" and said he had no plans to visit Mr Gaddafi in Zintan. |
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