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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. | |
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 BBC's Rana Jawad that Saadi Gaddafi had been returned and was now in the hands of the Libyan judicial authorities. | |
Lawyer Nick Kaufman, who has previously represented Saadi and other Gaddafi family members, criticised the move, calling it a "rendition". | |
"I don't think that Saadi Gaddafi was afforded any form of legal process in Niger before his rendering to Libya," Kaufman 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. | 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. | |
Libya's deputy prime minister at the time was forced to deny that Mauritania had been paid to extradite Mr Senussi. | |
He said a 250m dinar (£120m; $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. | 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. |