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Libya's Presidential Council Releases Several Political Prisoners
[LIBYAREVIEW] On Monday, the Libyan Presidential Council (PC) announced the release of a number of political prisoners who have already ended their jail terms, or who had not been judicially convicted.In a statement, the Presidential Council confirmed the release of late leader Muammar Qadaffy
...a proud Arab institution for 42 years, now among the dear departed, though not the dearest...
’s right-hand man, and personal Secretary Ahmed Ramadan from prison. It noted that it will continue working to achieve national reconciliation.

The PC also reiterated the importance of expediting the release of all forcibly imprisoned persons, and referring all pending cases to the judiciary, as soon as possible.

"The Council is directly following up with the relevant authorities on the release of all non-convicted detainees, ensuring the principles of justice and human rights
...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions...
 are achieved in building the new Libya," its statement read.

Notably, Libyan authorities announced the release of Saadi Qadaffy from prison, a source from within the justice ministry confirmed on Sunday. He is the third son of former Libyan leader Muammar Qadaffy, who was killed during a 2011 NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
-led uprising.

According to the source, Qadaffy’s son promptly boarded a flight to Istanbul upon his release. The source reportedly claimed that Saadi’s release was the outcome of negotiations with top tribal figures, and Prime Minister Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba.

Deutsche Welle adds:
A former professional footballer in Italia, al-Saadi had been held in a Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
 prison for more than seven years over crimes committed against protesters and for the 2005 killing of Libyan football coach Bashir al-Rayani.

Known as a playboy during his father's 42 years in power, al-Saadi was acquitted on appeal over the murder of Rayani in 2018, and press reports on Sunday said he had already flown to The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
Al-Saadi Qadaffy was one of eight children of former Libyan ruler Muammar Qadaffy.

In 2011, an uprising in the country saw Qadaffy arrested and killed along with three of his sons. Members of his family fled the country to other parts of the Arab world including Algeria and Leb
...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
Al-Saadi Qadaffy sought refuge in Niger until March 2014 when the country extradited him to stand trial for the 2005 killing of soccer coach Bashir al-Rayani.

The court of appeal cleared him of wrongdoing in April 2018 although he has been kept in a Tripoli prison since then accused of crimes against protesters.

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Posted by: Fred 2021-09-07
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