Libya: Court Clears Gaddafi Son Of Footballer's Murder

An Appeals Court in Libya has cleared Saadi Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi of charges of killing a footballer.

The Ministry of Justice revealed this and said the footballer was cleared of the charges on Tuesday.

It was gathered that Saadi has been held in the capital Tripoli since his extradition from Niger in 2014, and was found not guilty of “murder, deception, threats, enslavement and defamation of the former player, Bashir Rayani.”

However, he was fined 500 Libyan dinars (377 dollars) and given a suspended one-year prison sentence for drinking and possession of alcohol in the 2006 case.

Saadi, who under his father had a career as a footballer in Libya and Italy, was equally a special forces commander.

He still faces other charges in Tripoli relating to the 2011 NATO-backed revolt.

He fled to Niger during the uprising, in which his father was overthrown and killed.





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