Niger has extradited Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi to the
Libyan capital Tripoli, the Libyan government has said.
The third son of the former Libyan leader is being held in Hadaba
Prison in the capital.
“The Libyan Government received today (6/3/2014) Al Saadi
Gaddafi. He arrived in Libya and is located at the Libyan judiciary police
station", the Libyan government said on its official Facebook page on
Thursday.
"The Libyan Government thanks the President of the
Republic of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, we also thank the Niger Government and
the people of Niger for their cooperation with the Libyan Government in
pledging its commitment to the treatment of the accused on the principles of
justice and international norms in dealing with prisoners. God save Libya.”
Saadi was granted entry to Niger on humanitarian grounds
after the Gaddafi government was toppled.
Niger had previously refused to hand over Saadi, who fled
south to the West African state in September 2011 as Libyan forces gain the
upper hand over his father's forces, because he feared he would face execution in Libya.
In 2011, Interpol issued a "red notice" asking its
member states to arrest Saadi with a view to extradition if they found him on
their territory.
In December 2011, Mexican authorities foiled a plot to
smuggle Saadi from Niger into Mexico.
Before the revolution, Saadi was best known for captaining
Libya's national football team, and making appearances for Italian Serie A
sides Perugia and Udinese.
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