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son Saadi back home from Niger, where he decamped after the collapse of the regime in Tripoli.
Asked by journalists if Niger would turn Qadaffy's son over to Libya's new authorities, government front man Marou Amadou said, "No."
"With regard to (our) international obligations, we cannot send someone back there where he has no chance of receiving a fair trial and where he could face the death penalty," he said.
"On the other hand, if this gentleman or any other person is wanted by an independent court ... which has universal competence over the crimes for which he is pursued, Niger will do its duty," he added.
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said he was confident that Niger would cooperate in this regard.
"We have no reason to doubt the Nigerien leaders' commitment to international justice," Sarkozy said.
"We are a sovereign government and we shall consider requests or demands when they are received," said Amadou.
Saadi Qadaffy is on a list of people close to the Qadaffy regime targeted by U.N. Security Council travel sanctions.
The 38-year-old, the third of Qadaffy's seven sons, renounced a football career in Italia in 2004 to join the army, where he led an elite unit.
He arrived in Niger, one of the west African countries that benefited the most from Qadaffy's largesse, on Sunday in a convoy alongside other members of the toppled regime.
Niger has confirmed it has 32 Qadaffy loyalists on its soil, including three generals, saying it allowed them entry for "humanitarian reasons".
Niamey has officially recognized the National Transitional Council as Libya's interim leadership.
It has insisted that Qadaffy himself was not on its territory and declared that it will comply with international agreements should wanted Libyans cross into its borders.
"Niger will not hesitate to respect its engagements, as a democracy and lawful state," Amadou said.
The Qadaffy loyalists are "under our guard, our surveillance and our control" and the government "will be making sure that these people refrain from all political activity," he added.
The front man said an NTC delegation was expected in Niamey and in the meantime it was in regular contact with the transitional authority.