The Libyan court will deliver its verdict on forty-two years of kadhafisme. Tuesday, 37 officials of the former regime will hear the court judgment which sat, despite the Libyan chaos.
Some of the accused - as Saif al-Islam and Abdullah Senussi,
respectively son and brother of "guide" Muammar Gaddafi - incur the
death penalty. They are notably accused of war crimes, acts prejudicial to national unity, looting, murder and incitement to rape. However, the trial raises questions. Began April 14, 2014, it is far from having met the legal standards one would expect of such a symbolic procedure.
Saif's favorite son, has not been seen in public since 2014
Shunned by Libyans who care far more civil war raging in their country, investigation and hearings have left skeptical observers. The 4,000 pages of the dossier were reviewed by the court within thirty four to five sessions? Hours each. Who left the country following the fighting in the summer of 2014, the UN and international organizations could not attend the hearings, while foreign media have sometimes been denied entry. Counsel for the accused noted, them, it was almost impossible to come to the witness stand, because of concern for their safety.
The defendants themselves have suffered from anarchic atmosphere in Tripoli and elsewhere. Saif al-Islam, the favorite son, only attended a handful of hearings satellite connection. Held by a brigade in Zintan revolutionary stronghold located 160? Km south-west of the capital, the designated heir of the dictator is a war chest for the militia who captured in November 2011. He was in indeed never been handed over to Libyan authorities - and even less to the International Criminal Court, which claims it. Since the beginning of the civil war in July 2014, Saif al-Islam has not been seen in public and did not attend the hearings. He will be retried if it falls on a day in the hands of the authorities.
"Prosecution of Torture"
Among his co-defendants are also found his uncle Abdullah Senussi, former head of internal security, Bouzid Dorda, intelligence chief and Baghdadi Mahmudi, the Libyan prime minister (note: the name of the plan). Mehdi Bouaouajah, Tunisian lawyer of the latter, has repeatedly denounced the transfer of his client from Tunisia to Libya in June 2012. "It took place in unclear circumstances and the Libyan authorities have not respected the 'extradition agreement. The charges have been changed and there was no fair trial, "he says. The lawyer has "not had access to the file" and, especially, did not get the accreditation Procuratorate to attend hearings. At the last session, televised, Baghdadi Mahmudi, less accused the prosecution of "torture". An output of the Attorney General, Sadiq al Sour, called "lie". He said that "all prisoners have access to a doctor and if that were true, there would have been a report."
Defenders of the defendants were targeted. In May 2014, one of them announced that he would not deal with his client, Abdullah Senussi. In his statement, the man came limping to the bar. According to one of his colleagues, he would have been shot in the leg.
"The court operates independently, it has not been affected by the unrest taking place in the country. All the accused and their advocates have put forward their arguments, "replied the prosecutor.
Shunned by Libyans who care far more civil war raging in their country, investigation and hearings have left skeptical observers. The 4,000 pages of the dossier were reviewed by the court within thirty four to five sessions? Hours each. Who left the country following the fighting in the summer of 2014, the UN and international organizations could not attend the hearings, while foreign media have sometimes been denied entry. Counsel for the accused noted, them, it was almost impossible to come to the witness stand, because of concern for their safety.
The defendants themselves have suffered from anarchic atmosphere in Tripoli and elsewhere. Saif al-Islam, the favorite son, only attended a handful of hearings satellite connection. Held by a brigade in Zintan revolutionary stronghold located 160? Km south-west of the capital, the designated heir of the dictator is a war chest for the militia who captured in November 2011. He was in indeed never been handed over to Libyan authorities - and even less to the International Criminal Court, which claims it. Since the beginning of the civil war in July 2014, Saif al-Islam has not been seen in public and did not attend the hearings. He will be retried if it falls on a day in the hands of the authorities.
"Prosecution of Torture"
Among his co-defendants are also found his uncle Abdullah Senussi, former head of internal security, Bouzid Dorda, intelligence chief and Baghdadi Mahmudi, the Libyan prime minister (note: the name of the plan). Mehdi Bouaouajah, Tunisian lawyer of the latter, has repeatedly denounced the transfer of his client from Tunisia to Libya in June 2012. "It took place in unclear circumstances and the Libyan authorities have not respected the 'extradition agreement. The charges have been changed and there was no fair trial, "he says. The lawyer has "not had access to the file" and, especially, did not get the accreditation Procuratorate to attend hearings. At the last session, televised, Baghdadi Mahmudi, less accused the prosecution of "torture". An output of the Attorney General, Sadiq al Sour, called "lie". He said that "all prisoners have access to a doctor and if that were true, there would have been a report."
Defenders of the defendants were targeted. In May 2014, one of them announced that he would not deal with his client, Abdullah Senussi. In his statement, the man came limping to the bar. According to one of his colleagues, he would have been shot in the leg.
"The court operates independently, it has not been affected by the unrest taking place in the country. All the accused and their advocates have put forward their arguments, "replied the prosecutor.
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