Libya Demands Saadi Gaddafi Extradition from Niger

A photo taken on 07 February 2005 shows Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the third son of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, during a press conference in Sydney, Australia. EPA/BGNES

Libyan authorities have called for the extradition of Saadi Gaddafi, one of the sons of late strongman Muammar Gaddafi, after his comments that "an uprising" was comning in Libya.

On Friday, Saadi told Al Arabiya that he was in regular contact with people in Libya who were unhappy with the authorities who took over the leadership in the country after the ousting of his father.

"Niger is currently giving a safe haven to Saadi, who said he has the money to lead an uprising in Libya," Transitional National Council spokesman Mohammed al-Harizy reacted in a statement, as cited by The Tripoli Post.

"They (Niger authorities) should follow the Algerian government that prevented Gaddafi's daughter (Ayesha) from making statements or causing any trouble from their land," the spokesperson declared.

While officials in Niger said that Gaddafi's comments violated a condition of his stay — not to engage in subversion against the Libyan authorities — they reiterated that he could not be handed over to a state where he could face execution.

Since September, Saadi Gaddafi is wanted by Interpol for crimes he allegedly committed when he served as head of the Libyan football federation. He is said to have misappropriated property and engaged in "armed intimidation".

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