Rebels Accused of Executing Former Libyan Leader and Son Mutassim
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Libya's rebel army has been accused of executing both Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mutassim in cold blood as the United Nations suggested their deaths amounted to war crimes.


Human rights groups and Gaddafi's wife Safia called for an independent investigation into the deaths, which robbed victims' families of the chance to see Gaddafi put on trial for his murderous acts.

Both Gaddafi and his son were filmed or photographed alive and relatively uninjured after their capture on Thursday, before both died of multiple gunshot wounds.

On Friday, at the refrigeration units in Misrata where the two bodies are being kept before their burial, young men queued for the chance to see the corpses and take pictures of them on their mobile phones. » | Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter | Friday, October 21, 2011

Amateur Video Shows Gaddafi Son Mutassim Alive after Sirte Capture
Colonel Gaddafi's son Mutassim, who was seized by NTC fighters along with his father in Sirte and has since been pronounced dead, is filmed alive following his capture

Libyen: Gaddafi-Sohn flüchtet nach Niger

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE (FAZ): Einer der Söhne des einstigen libyschen Machthabers Muammar al Gaddafi, Al Saadi, ist in den Niger geflohen. Immer mehr enge Vertraute und Familienmitglieder des gestürzten Diktators setzen sich ins Ausland ab.

Gaddafis Sohn Al Saadi habe am Sonntag die Grenze zum Nachbarland Niger überquert, sagte der nigrische Justizminister Marou Amadou in der Hauptstadt Niamey. Wie der arabische Nachrichtensender Al Dschazira weiter berichtete, wurde der 38 Jahre alte frühere Fußballprofi in einem Konvoi mit acht weiteren Personen aufgegriffen. Die Regierung von Niger sei nicht vorab informiert worden.

Immer mehr enge Familienmitglieder des gestürzten libyschen Diktators Muammar Gaddafi setzen sich ins Ausland ab. Al Saadi ist bereits das vierte von acht Kindern Gaddafis, das sich ins Ausland abgesetzt hat. Zuvor war Ende August die zweite Ehefrau des untergetauchten einstigen Machthabers, Safija al-Gaddafi, mit der Tochter Aischa und dem Sohn Hannibal nach Algerien geflüchtet. Mit dabei war auch Gaddafis ältester Sohn Mohammed, der aus erster Ehe stammt. Wo sich früherer Diktator Gaddafi aufhält, ist weiterhin unklar. » | FAZ.NET | Montag 12. September 2011

Libya: Gaddafi’s Son Dies In Hospital From Burn Wounds
EURASIA REVIEW: One of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s sons died in a Tripoli hospital of suffering severe burn wounds, a German website reported on Monday.

Khamis, aged 32 and Gaddafi’s sixth son, was allegedly injured on Saturday when a Libyan Air Force pilot deliberately ploughed his jet into a compound in Tripoli where Gaddafi and some of his family were staying, the Deutsch-Tuerkische Nachrichten said.

The news comes as Western forces launched a second wave of air strikes on Gaddafi’s positions under a UN resolution authorizing military action to protect Libyan civilians.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday called the resolution “defective and flawed,” but it remains unclear why Russia, which opposed Western intervention in Libya from the start, did not use its power to veto the move. » | Ria Novosti | Monday, March 21, 2011

Gaddafi's Playboy Son 'Attacked Model Wife in £4,000 Claridge's Suite'
MAIL ONLINE: The playboy son of Colonel Gaddafi was at the centre of a police inquiry last night over claims he attacked his wife in a top London hotel on Christmas Day.

Moutassim Gaddafi - known as Hannibal - was staying with his wife, the model Aline Skaf, 29, and their children in a luxury suite at Claridge's when the fight broke out.

Police were called to the family's £4,000-a-night suite at 1.30am after hotel staff heard a woman's screams for help.

But when officers arrived they found the Libyan despot's 33-year-old son locked in the room with his wife - with his bodyguards blocking their way.

Three of the security staff were arrested at the scene for obstructing police officers.

Mr Gaddafi, however, was able to slip away after calling the Libyan ambassador, who informed officers that he had diplomatic immunity.

The Porsche-loving playboy and notorious hell-raiser was then whisked away in an embassy car. >>> Rebecca Camber, Tamara Cohen and Neil Sears | Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Hannibal’s wife, Aline Skaf. All praise is due to Allah, don’t you know? Photo: Google Images

Prince Andrew ‘Had Lockerbie Talks with Gaddafi’s Son’
MAIL ON SUNDAY: Claims that Prince Andrew held secret ‘detailed discussions’ over the release of the Lockerbie bomber with Colonel Gaddafi’s son were at the centre of a simmering diplomatic row last night.

Libyan officials yesterday claimed the Prince held off-the-record talks with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi days after Libya formally applied for convicted terrorist Abdelbaset Al Megrahi’s release.

But last night, despite the Libyan assertions, Buckingham Palace denied any meetings or discussions had taken place between the Prince and Mr Gaddafi on the issue.

The alleged Royal intervention in the controversial affair came while the Prince was on an official Foreign Office-sponsored trip to Algeria in May to open Britain’s new embassy in the country.

Libyan government officials say Colonel Gaddafi’s son – who would later give the terrorist a hero’s welcome on his return to Tripoli – made a special visit to Algiers to discuss the developments with the Prince, Britain’s special representative on trade and investment.

The pair are said to have become friends after Andrew made several official and unofficial trips to Libya. Mr Gaddafi has also been a guest at Windsor Castle.

The Prince’s formal role is to help secure trade and investment deals for Britain and he was in Algeria at the behest of the Foreign Office.

The involvement of the Prince would raise new questions about the deal done with Libya to free Megrahi, the man convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103.

But told of the Libyan claims the Prince had played a key role in the affair, Buckingham Palace last night issued a categoric denial.

A spokesman said: ‘We can categorically say that no meetings or discussions took place between the Duke of York and Mr Gaddafi in Algiers on any issue. The Duke has only met Mr Gaddafi on two occasions and was unaware they were in Algiers at the same time.’

He added: ‘It is categorically untrue that the Duke of York met Saif Gaddafi in Algeria.’ >>> Jason Lewis, Mail On Sunday Security Editor and Nabila Ramdani | Sunday, September 06, 2009

Colonel Gaddafi’s Son Buys £10 million Hampstead Mansion
Luxury: The £10m home in Hampstead boasts a swimming pool and sauna. Photo: Mail On Sunday
MAIL ON SUNDAY: The favourite son of Colonel Gaddafi, who played a key role in Abdelbaset Al Megrahi’s release, has bought a £10million home in one of London’s wealthiest and most 
prestigious suburbs.

The neo-Georgian eight-bedroom property bought by Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in a secluded road in Hampstead, North London, boasts a swimming pool, sauna room, Jacuzzi and suede-lined cinema room where he will be able to monitor world events.

The house even has an electrically operated rubbish store, which raises and lowers eight bins into the ground before a steel plate folds over to hide them discreetly.

Last Thursday, Saif stepped off one of his father’s private planes at a military base in the Libyan capital Tripoli alongside Al Megrahi, who was welcomed by cheering crowds.

Al Megrahi’s release from a Scottish jail came just a fortnight after Business Secretary Lord Mandelson discussed the case with Saif during a holiday at the home of the Rothschild banking family on the Greek island of Corfu.

Yesterday, Lord Mandelson admitted he held another meeting with Saif in May.

The official meeting for trade talks took place less than three weeks after an agreement was ratified between Libya and the UK allowing prison transfers. >>> Christopher Leake and Daniel Boffey | Sunday, August 23, 2009