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Hague judges rule Gaddafi-era spy chief can face trial at home
Source: Reuters
Hague judges rule Gaddafi-era spy chief can face trial at home
AMSTERDAM | Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:44am EDT
(Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court ruled on Friday that Libya was free to try Abdullah al-Senussi, the former Libyan spy chief who was a pivotal figure under former ruler Muammar Gaddafi - a decision his lawyers said was "shocking".
Judges said that since Libya was able and willing to give Senussi a fair trial on charges that were similar to the ICC's, there was no need to transfer him to the court's custody. Senussi's lawyers said they would appeal.
Senussi and Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam are accused of crimes against humanity during the uprising that toppled Gaddafi in 2011. Both men are in detention in Libya while the ICC and Libya wrangle over who has the right to try them.
Senussi's lawyer echoed many legal scholars in questioning whether Libya, whose prime minister was briefly seized by gunmen on Thursday, is in a position to administer a fair trial just two years after the end of Gaddafi's four-decade rule that has left the country divided and largely lawless.
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AMSTERDAM | Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:44am EDT
(Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court ruled on Friday that Libya was free to try Abdullah al-Senussi, the former Libyan spy chief who was a pivotal figure under former ruler Muammar Gaddafi - a decision his lawyers said was "shocking".
Judges said that since Libya was able and willing to give Senussi a fair trial on charges that were similar to the ICC's, there was no need to transfer him to the court's custody. Senussi's lawyers said they would appeal.
Senussi and Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam are accused of crimes against humanity during the uprising that toppled Gaddafi in 2011. Both men are in detention in Libya while the ICC and Libya wrangle over who has the right to try them.
Senussi's lawyer echoed many legal scholars in questioning whether Libya, whose prime minister was briefly seized by gunmen on Thursday, is in a position to administer a fair trial just two years after the end of Gaddafi's four-decade rule that has left the country divided and largely lawless.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/11/us-libya-icc-senussi-idUSBRE99A0CW20131011
