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| Africa: North |
| French upset by Gaddafi's son |
| 2005-05-27 |
| A French court convicted the youngest son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for striking his pregnant companion in a Paris hotel, handing him a fourth-month suspended prison sentence and a S$628 fine, a judicial official said on Thursday. Hannibal Gaddafi was not in court for Monday's trial in Paris, said the official who spoke on customary condition of anonymity. He was prosecuted on charges of "voluntary violence on a vulnerable person" and unauthorised possession of a pistol. On February 1, Gaddafi wielded - but did not shoot - an automatic pistol while at the Grand Hotel Intercontinental near the Opera Garnier. Security agents directed him to his hotel room, which he then damaged, officials said. His companion was hospitalised temporarily at the American Hospital west of Paris. Without specifically referring to the incident, the Foreign Ministry said in February that France had expressed its "displeasure" to authorities in Libya about "repeated incidents" involving Hannibal Gaddafi. He also was at the centre of a separate commotion last September, when police stopped him for speeding and his bodyguards attacked several officers. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 Sounds like a regular Muzzy male from a connected family. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-05-27 20:36 |
| #11 Donkey Punch? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-27 19:26 |
| #10 :) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-05-27 19:03 |
| #9 Yeah. He was just studying Apache dancing... |
| Posted by: Fred 2005-05-27 15:31 |
| #8 Well, old Muammar wanted his son to learn from the French. It looks like he has. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-05-27 15:03 |
| #7 Note that he's still welcome back - "just don't bring that troublesome broad with ya" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-27 14:46 |
| #6 Is his middle name Lechter? |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-05-27 13:46 |
| #5 There is a long tradition of sending wayward sons to Europe, especially France, to work off their energy without bothering the local girls. Someone will no doubt get paid off, and the party will continue so long as young Ghaddafi gets his allowance on time. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-05-27 13:43 |
| #4 More like the Santino Corleone, I'd think. With overtones of the Dukes of Hazard. |
| Posted by: Fred 2005-05-27 11:30 |
| #3 What is this guy, like the Bobby Brown of North Africa? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-05-27 11:12 |
| #2 Not in the same league as Saddam's spawn though. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-05-27 10:19 |
| #1 Halfwit sons of a egomaniac thirdworld col. turned Il Duce run amok! Not good for the Gaddafi rehabilitation PR effort. Par for the course though isn't it. Wonder what pops thinks of junior's indiscretions abroad. |
| Posted by: Tkat 2005-05-27 10:11 |