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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 showed him having his head and beard shaved. | Pictures posted on the internet showed him having his head and beard shaved. |
| Saadi Gaddafi, the former head of Libya's football federation, fled after his father was killed in the 2011 revolution. | Saadi Gaddafi, the former head of Libya's football federation, fled after his father was killed in the 2011 revolution. |
| The 40 year old is best known for a brief career in Italian football as well as his playboy lifestyle. | The 40 year old is best known for a brief career in Italian football as well as his playboy lifestyle. |
| Saadi, one of Col Gaddafi's seven sons, is accused of shooting protesters and other crimes committed during his father's rule. | Saadi, one of Col Gaddafi's seven sons, is accused of shooting protesters and other crimes committed during his father's rule. |
| "The Libyan government received today Saadi Gaddafi and he arrived in Tripoli," the Libyan government said in a statement early on Thursday. | "The Libyan government received today Saadi Gaddafi and he arrived in Tripoli," the Libyan government said in a statement early on Thursday. |
| Two security sources later confirmed to the BC's Rana Jawad that Saadi Gaddafi had been returned and was now in the hands of the Libyan judicial authorities. | Two security sources later confirmed to the BC's Rana Jawad that Saadi Gaddafi had been returned and was now in the hands of the Libyan judicial authorities. |
| 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. | |
| Trial delays | Trial delays |
| Since the 2011 uprising, Libya's new government has sought the extradition of several Gaddafi family members and ex-officials, with mixed success. | Since the 2011 uprising, Libya's new government has sought the extradition of several Gaddafi family members and ex-officials, with mixed success. |
| Niger extradited Abdallah Mansur, a former top intelligence official, to Libya on 14 February. | Niger extradited Abdallah Mansur, a former top intelligence official, to Libya on 14 February. |
| He was one of 15 other officials sent back to Libya after Niger accused them of plotting against the new Libya govt | He was one of 15 other officials sent back to Libya after Niger accused them of plotting against the new Libya govt |
| Mauritania also extradited Gaddafi's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi in January 2013. | Mauritania also extradited Gaddafi's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi in January 2013. |
| Libya's deputy prime minister at the time was forced to deny that Mauritania had been paid to extradite Sennusi. | |
| He said that a 250 million dinar ($200m) donation to Mauritania made several months after the extradition was to "help the Mauritanian economy". | |
| Similarly, Libyan officials denied last year that a $2bn loan to Egypt had anything to do with the extradition of former Gaddafi officials days earlier. | |
| Libya's highest-profile prisoner, Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, has been held in the mountain town of Zintan since his capture in November 2011. | Libya's highest-profile prisoner, Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, has been held in the mountain town of Zintan since his capture in November 2011. |
| While court proceedings against the prisoners have been initiated, trials have been set back by security concerns and procedural delays. | While court proceedings against the prisoners have been initiated, trials have been set back by security concerns and procedural delays. |
| Meanwhile, Gaddafi's cousin and ex-envoy to Egypt, Ahmad Gaddaf-el-Dam, remains in Egypt despite Tripoli's attempts to secure his extradition. | Meanwhile, Gaddafi's cousin and ex-envoy to Egypt, Ahmad Gaddaf-el-Dam, remains in Egypt despite Tripoli's attempts to secure his extradition. |