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Libya: Court Reinstates Gadhafi's Son as Election Candidate
DW, 3 December 2021
Seif al-Islam al-Gadhafi has said he wants to restore Libya's "lost unity." The son of late strongman leader Moammar Gadhafi had previously been barred from presidential elections… Read more »
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Libya: Gaddafi's Bid for President Questions the ICC's Influence
ISS, 26 November 2021
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's ambitions in Libya may not materialise, but his move shows the international court's limits. Read more »
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Libya: Libya Needs More Than a Vote
Chatham House, 3 December 2021
The international community must ensure a clear and workable election process if Libya is to achieve stability, argue Tim Eaton and Tarek Megerisi Read more »
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Libya: Gunmen Attack Court, Blocking Gaddafi Son's Appeal to Run for President
RFI, 27 November 2021
Libya's unity government has condemned an attack on a court which prevented Saif al-Islam Kadhafi from lodging an appeal against disqualification from December's presidential… Read more »
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Libya: Seif Al-Islam Gaddafi Deemed Ineligible for Presidency Race
DW, 25 November 2021
Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi son's hopes of running for president are dashed, as the country's electoral commission disqualifies him. Read more »
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Libya: Muammar Gaddafi's Son Registers to Run for President
RFI, 14 November 2021
Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, has registered to run in December presidential polls seen as crucial to helping the country turn a page on a… Read more »
Court Reinstates Gaddafi's Son As Libyan Election Candidate
Despite facing two counts of crimes against humanity, murder and persecution at the International Criminal Court (ICC), allegedly committed in 2011 in Libya, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the fugitive son of the late ruler, Muammar Gaddafi, can stand as a presidential candidate in this month's elections.
A court in the southern province of Sabha finally ruled in favour of Saif Gaddafi, having failed to convene for almost a week after the building was surrounded by armed men who stopped judges from entering. Earlier, Libya's High National Elections Commissions had determined that he was ineligible to run.
In 2015, a domestic Libyan court found him guilty and sentenced him to death in absentia for war crimes committed during the violent uprising against his father. His candidacy follows six years of being held by tribal militias and his defiance of an ICC arrest warrant.
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The U.N. Security Council has threatened to impose sanctions against those wanting to scupper Libya's presidential and parliamentary elections that is scheduled for D Read more »
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Leaders from several countries gathered in Paris on November 12 for a conference on Libya and threatened sanctions against those they termed "spoilers" of scheduled December 24 ... Read more »
The International Criminal Court categorises Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the Muammar Gaddafi, as an accused "at large" after issuing an arrest warrant against him.
