Libya’s National Transitional Council said that Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Seif al-Islam, could stay in the hill town of Zintan as a “helpless criminal” until his trial.

Libya’s National Transitional Council said that Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Seif al-Islam, could stay in the hill town of Zintan as a “helpless criminal” until his trial.

"For Zintan he is just a helpless criminal. He is not a danger. We have no problem in keeping him here and we can hold him until his trial begins if it is better for Libya," said Ibrahim Turki, the NTC’s health coordinator in Zintan.
"The Libyan authorities will decide his fate," he said.

Residents of Zintan, a southern Libyan town now famous for its high-profile captive, told AFP that Seif was being moved regularly from one secret location to another to ensure his safety and protect him from the brutal end faced by his father.

On October 20, Gaddafi was lynched by his captors in Libya's western city of Misrata. Leaked footage of the deposed leader's final moments showed his bloodied, limp body being hauled onto the back of a pick-up truck as dozens of frenzied gunmen fired in air.

Gaddafi’s death triggered widespread global condemnation and forced Libya's new rulers to launch an investigation into the circumstances of his killing.