Libya: Arrest Warrants Sought For Col Gaddafi, Son And Intelligence Chief -- The Telegraph
International war crimes prosecutors have demanded the arrest of Col Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and Libya's head of internal security, saying there is evidence the Libyan leader was directly involved in war crimes against his own people.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, said Col Gaddaffi."personally ordered attacks on unarmed civilians."
"He ordered attacks on Libyan civilians in their homes and in public spaces. He shot at demonstrators using live ammunition, using heavy weaponry against funeral processions and placed snipers to kill those leaving mosques after prayers."
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MIDDLE EAST
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