War crimes prosecutor calls for arrest of Saif Qaddafi

Dictator's son is wanted on war crimes charges for allegedly suppressing opposition to the rule of his father

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, attends a hearing behind bars in a courtroom in Zintan May 25, 2014. PHOTO: REUTERS

AMSTERDAM:
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday called for the arrest and surrender of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who is wanted on war crimes charges for allegedly suppressing opposition to the rule of his father, former Libya ruler Muammar Gaddafi.

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On Sunday, Saif al-Islam's lawyer said his client had been released under an amnesty law passed by parliament from prison in the eastern Libyan town of Zintan, where he had been held since 2011.

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ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in a statement called on Libya and other states to arrest Gaddafi.
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