Friday, October 28, 2011

Colonel Gaddafi’s Son Saif al-Islam Has Escaped To Niger



Saif Is In Niger Says NTC, As Discussions Begin To Bring Him To Trial At The Hague -- The Telegraph

Colonel Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam has crossed the Libyan border into Niger, a senior official in the National Transitional Council said last night (Thur).

The official, who declined to be named for safety reasons, said: ‘There is a contact with Mali and with South Africa and with another neighbouring country to organise his exit.

‘He hasn’t got confirmation yet, he’s still waiting.’

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More News On Colonel Gaddafi’s Son Saif al-Islam

International Court in talks through intermediaries with Gadhafi son on possible surrender -- Washington Post/AP
Fugitive Gadhafi Son in Contact With ICC, Prosecutor Says -- ABC News
International Criminal Court Confirms 'Indirect' Talks With Gadhafi Son -- NPR
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi negotiating with ICC -- The Telegraph
Prosecutors in contact with Kadhafi son Seif -- AFP
Criminal Court in Indirect Talks With Qaddafi Son, Prosecutor Says -- New York Times
Gaddadi son Saif al-Islam finds friends in desert -- Reuters
No deal for Gadhafi's son, ICC says -- UPI

My Comment: Gaddafi's son does not strike me as someone who wants to spend the rest of his days in jail. If I am to make a prediction .... he is going to try to flee to another country that will give him safe asylum.

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