{"id":33067,"date":"2014-04-28T11:46:31","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T06:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=33067"},"modified":"2014-04-28T11:46:32","modified_gmt":"2014-04-28T06:16:32","slug":"libya-court-reopens-trial-gaddafi-regime-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/libya-court-reopens-trial-gaddafi-regime-figures","title":{"rendered":"Libya court reopens trial of Gaddafi regime figures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/libya-court-reopens-trial-gaddafi-regime-figures\/gadaffi\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33068\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33068\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/libya-court-reopens-trial-gaddafi-regime-figures\/gadaffi\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/gadaffi.jpg?fit=264%2C191&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"264,191\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gadaffi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/gadaffi.jpg?fit=264%2C191&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-33068 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/gadaffi-150x108.jpg?resize=150%2C108&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"gadaffi\" width=\"150\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/gadaffi.jpg?resize=150%2C108&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/gadaffi.jpg?w=264&amp;ssl=1 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>A Libyan court Sunday reopened the trial of dozens of senior figures from Muammar Gaddafi&#8217;s government, with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the slain leader&#8217;s son, appearing in court via a video-link.<\/p>\n<p>The defendants are facing charges of systematic rape, advocating violence and undermining national unity during the war that toppled the former government, Xinhua reported.<\/p>\n<p>TV footage from the Tripoli south court showed Saif al-Islam answering the questions raised by the judges.<\/p>\n<p>He called the court &#8220;illegal,&#8221; saying he did not have access to a lawyer to defend himself.<\/p>\n<p>Saif al-Islam is currently held by militias in the western city of Zintan. The armed group has refused to transfer him to Tripoli without compensation.<\/p>\n<p>The former head of intelligence Abdullah Senussi was also among the senior aides sitting behind bars during the proceedings. He called for help from foreign lawyers, saying that he &#8220;does not trust Libyan ones&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The court session lasted about three hours and was adjourned to May 11, allowing Saif al-Islam time to appoint a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: IANS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Libyan court Sunday reopened the trial of dozens of senior figures from Muammar Gaddafi&#8217;s government, with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the slain leader&#8217;s son, appearing in court via a video-link. The defendants are facing charges of systematic rape, advocating violence and undermining national unity during the war that toppled the former government, Xinhua reported. 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