Libya to appeal against ICC bid rejection

by admin
Jun 1, 2013

Libyan officials announced today that it will appeal to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to reverse its decision to prosecute Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of the country’s leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Speaking in a joint conference the Libyan Justice prime minister, Ali Zeidan, announced that they would launch an appeal, within the next 5 days, against the ICC’s refection of Libya’s bid to try Saif Gaddafi.

On Friday the ICC rejected the Libyan bid under on the basis that the Libyan courts would not cover the same case as the ICC.

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