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Libya Says Trial of Gadhafi's Son to Begin in September


FILE - Seif al-Islam Gadhafi in 2011
FILE - Seif al-Islam Gadhafi in 2011
Libya's top prosecutor says the trial of slain Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son, who is charged with murder linked to the country's 2011 civil war, will open in mid-September.

Prosecutor Abdel-Qader Radwan told reporters Tuesday that proceedings against defendant Seif al-Islam Gadhafi and 29 other defendants linked to the former regime will begin September 19 in Tripoli.

Moammar Gadhafi's former intelligence chief, Abdullah al-Senoussi, and Baghdadi al-Mahmudi -- Gadhafi's last prime minister -- also are among those facing charges, which range from murder and the formation of armed gangs to inciting rape and kidnappings.

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi was captured in late 2011 near the border with Niger, just weeks after his father was killed by a frenzied mob while trying to flee his hometown of Sirte.

Since then, the 40-year-old son has been held by a brigade of former rebel fighters about 200 kilometers southwest of the capital.
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