Libya Urges Niger to Extradie Son of Former Dictator, Saadi

     Saadi, the former Libyan dictator's second son, currently taking refuge in Niger

  

Libya has reiterated its call for the extradition of the former dictator Gaddaf'is second son, Saadi from Niger, which has granted him asylum since September last year on so-called humanitarian grounds.” A Libyan government statement issued after a visit to Niamey by Libyan Prime Minister Dr Ali Zidan noted “the threat posed by the presence in Niger of members of the former Libyan regime,” and “renewed its request for the extradition of those wanted people” The statement said Libya had insisted that the former regime officials should not be extradited to any third country, and stressed in the statement that “their trial in Libya would comply with international law.” Meanwhile, Niger’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Bazoum told AFP.has been reported saying, that so far they have not decided anything, and that consultations should continue, based on the terms of the Libyan request and existing provisions in international law. Three of Gaddafi’s sons were reported killed in the 2011 uprising that eventually overthrew the former dictator from power after more than four decades of iron-fit rule. Several key members of the Gaddafi clan managed to escape from Libya during the conflict, while heir apparent Seif al-Islam, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court has been detained in Libya. The dictator's wife Safiya are believed to be in Algeria where she was given a safe haven along with Gaddafi's oldest son, Mohammad, her son Hannibal, and his daughter Ayesha. Saadi found shelter in neighbouring Niger when his father’s regime was crumbli