Libya: Court of Appeals acquits Gaddafi’s son – Is he back in the presidential race?

Libyan court of appeals has accepted an appeal by the son of former Libyan dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, against his exclusion from the upcoming presidential election in the country, according to Libyan media quoted by Bberg.

The decision is likely to put Gaddafi’s son back in the race for the post of head of state, with elections scheduled for December 24.

His opponents are likely to be caretaker Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeiba and General Khalifa Haftar (whose candidacy is also legally contested), among others.

Gaddafi, 49, whose father ruled the North African country for nearly four decades and died in 2011 in a NATO-backed uprising against his regime, returned to the limelight in November, running for president. country.

The country’s electoral authorities barred him from being convicted in 2015 in a trial for killing protesters during the 2011 uprising, while Gaddafi is also wanted by the International Criminal Court.

Dbeiba, who has served as prime minister since the beginning of the year, managed to legally defeat an attempt to reject his candidacy earlier in the week.

The election commission is expected to announce the final list of Libyan presidential candidates on December 7th.

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Source From: Capital

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