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Niger 'extradites' Gaddafi's son Saadi to Libya | Niger 'extradites' Gaddafi's son Saadi to Libya |
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The Libyan government says former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saadi, has been extradited from Niger and is now in custody in Tripoli. | The Libyan government says former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saadi, has been extradited from Niger and is now in custody in Tripoli. |
Pictures posted on the internet apparently showed him having his head and beard shaved. | Pictures posted on the internet apparently showed him having his head and beard shaved. |
Saadi Gaddafi fled after his father was killed in the 2011 revolution. | Saadi Gaddafi fled after his father was killed in the 2011 revolution. |
He is accused of shooting protesters and other crimes during his father's rule, when he was head of Libya's special forces. | He is accused of shooting protesters and other crimes during his father's rule, when he was head of Libya's special forces. |
The Libyan government made an announcement about Saadi Gaddafi's extradition in a short statement early on Thursday. | |
"The Libyan government received today Saadi Gaddafi and he arrived in Tripoli," it said. | |
Niger had previously refused Libyan requests to extradite him, with the justice minister saying he was "certain to face the death penalty". | Niger had previously refused Libyan requests to extradite him, with the justice minister saying he was "certain to face the death penalty". |
In 2012, Interpol issued a "red notice", obliging member countries to arrest him. | In 2012, Interpol issued a "red notice", obliging member countries to arrest him. |
Saadi Gaddafi had reportedly resided in a state guesthouse in Niger's capital, Niamey, after fleeing across the Sahara Desert. | |
He is best known for a brief career in top-flight Italian football which was cut short by a failed drugs test, as well as his playboy lifestyle. |