Libya amends law to try Gaddafi’s son

Libyan General National Congress made
partial amendments to the nation's
criminal law on Tuesday to proceed with
the trial of Gaddafi's son, a judicial
spokesman said.
"The Prosecution General, on the judge
of security circumstances, required the
votes of the General National Congress
on amending Criminal Law 241 and 243,
to allow the trial of the accused, Saif
Gaddafi,'' the spokesman of the Libyan
Prosecutor General, Sedique el-Sour
said.
These amendments will permit an
online trial of Saif by connecting the hall
of Tripoli court with his prison in Zintan,
Sedique said, adding that these
modifications complied with
international conventions.
Saif has been in the hands of local militia
in the southwestern town since the
downfall of Muammar Gaddafi, and the
armed group had declined to hand over
Saif without "proper rewards."
"The Prosecution General has been
facing difficulties in the case file No.
630 of Tripoli Appeal Court, unable to
transfer the accused, Saif Gaddafi, to
Tripoli,'' Sedique said.
The security situation in Tripoli also adds
to difficulties in bringing Saif to the
court, Sedique said.
Saif is charged with crimes against
humanity and genocide.
The Tripoli Appeal Court had postponed
the trial of 37 officials of the Gaddafi
regime to April 14.
The decision was designed to ensure the
presence of all the accused persons.