[An Nahar] Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, the last premier of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Qadaffy...The late megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie
bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland...
, is at death's door after being tortured in a Libyan prison, his Tunisian lawyer said on Wednesday.
Mahmudi "is at death's door as a result of the torture he has suffered," said Mabrouk Kourchid, adding that "he could die".
The lawyer did not provide any further details nor reveal his sources for fear they could suffer reprisals.
Mahmoudi fled to neighboring Tunisia in September 2011, shortly after rebels seized 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...
and effectively put an end to more than four decades of Qadaffy's iron-fisted rule.
He was incarcerated
Please don't kill me!
there and extradited to Libya last June, despite warnings from rights groups that he could face the death penalty.
He went on trial in November for what the prosecutor general's front man said were "prejudicial acts against the security of the state and financial crimes."
In July, Mahmudi protested his innocence to journalists visiting his prison.
"I am not guilty, not guilty, not guilty," he told news hounds during a visit organized by the authorities in an apparent bid to quash rumors he had been tortured.
A physician by training, Mahmoudi was loyal to Qadaffy until the end, serving as premier from 2006 up to the final days of his regime.
Along with Seif al-Islam, the toppled dictator's most high-profile son who is also on trial, Mahmoudi is one of the few remaining keepers of the many state secrets under Qadaffy, who was captured and killed by rebels in October 2011.