Seif al-Islam to get 'fair trial': Libya interim premier
An image grab taken from the Libya Al-Ahrar TV station on November 19, 2011 shows Seif al-Islam at an undisclosed location after he was arrested in the south of the country. Photo/AFP
Libya's interim prime minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib said Saturday that Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, the son of the slain leader of Libya, will be given a "fair trial."
"I reassure our people and the world that Seif, and those with him, will be given a fair trial in which international rights and norms will be guaranteed," Kib told a news conference in Zintan after formally announcing the arrest of Kadhafi's favourite son.
"The arrest of Seif al-Kadhafi crowns the sacrifices made by our great people," he said in reference to the uprising that ended the 42-year rule of Moamer Kadhafi.
Kib described the capture of Seif al-Islam a "historic" day.
"On this historic occasion I congratulate the men and women of Libya and the thwar (revolutionaries) of Libya," said Kib, adding he hoped that Seif's capture would mark a new start for Libya.
He said Seif al-Islam was "under the control of the Zintan thwar" responsible for his arrest.
Seif al-Islam is wanted by the International Criminal Court.
The ICC issued warrants on June 27 against Seif al-Islam, as well as his father and Abdullah al-Senussi, the late dictator's intelligence chief, on charges of crimes against humanity in crushing anti-regime protests.
News of the 39-year-old's capture was made earlier by Mohammed al-Allagui, justice minister in the National Transitional Council, who told AFP he had been arrested in southern Libya without further details.
