Libya: Trials of 30, including Gaddafi's son, referred to higher tribunal

Tripoli: A Libyan prosecutor says a court has referred Moammar Gaddafi’s son and more than 30 others, including his prime minister and intelligence chief, to trial before a higher tribunal on charges that range from murder and treason to looting during the nation’s 2011 uprising. [caption id=“attachment_1192425” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Muamar Gaddafi. Reuters image[/caption]

Speaking to reporters Thursday after the court’s decision, prosecutor Al-Seddik al-Sur said the court also decided to appoint defense attorneys for Gaddafi’s son, Seif al-Islam, and the late dictator’s intelligence chief, Abdullah al-Senoussi. He did not announce a date for the trial before the Criminal Court. Al-Senouusi and al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, Gaddafi’s last prime minister, attended the hearing, but not Seif al-Islam, held by a militia group that captured him as he attempted to flee to neighboring Niger in 2011. Gaddafi’s 42-year rule ended in 2011. AP