Global Security Studies Practicum

(11/19/11) Tripoli, Libya- Saif al-Islam , Moammar Gadhafi 's son, was nabbed after an 18-day stakeout in a desert gunbattle Saturday. According to Senior Libyan military officials, al-Islam may have been the Gadhafi successor and was enroute to neighboring Niger , where a brother, Saadi , has been granted asylum. al-Islam is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and was caught by Revolutionary fighters after being on the run since the fall of Gadhafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound in the capital in August. Al-Islam, the last of the Gadhafi fugitives, is wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity, including murder. Officials in Libya would also like to put al-Islam on trial. Even though al-Islam didn't hold a high-level government office, the ICC believed al-Islam was the "unspoken successor and the most influential person with his inner circle...[Saif] exercised control over crucial parts of the state apparatus, including finances and logistics and had the p...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is negotiating the surrender of Saif al-Islam , Moammar Gadhafi's son. Luis Moreno-Campo, Chief of the ICC, says Saif is wanted on charges of crimes against humanity. Moreno-Campo claims the whereabouts of Saif are not known, but guarantees Saif will "have all his rights and be protected" while presenting his defense. The ICC believes Saif al-Islam, Moammar Gadhafi , and Abdulla al-Sansi committed crimes against humanity in Libya . The crimes include murder and persecution beginning in February amid anti-government demonstrations. Moreno-Campo claims al-Sansi was the head of intelligence for Moammar Gadhafi, prior to his capture and killing last week. Accoriding to Moreno-Campo, there will be no deals in exchange for the surrender of Gadhafi's son, Saif. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/28/world/africa/libya-saif-al-islam/index.html?hpt=wo_c2 Reliability: 8.5