23-11-2024 04:55 AM Jerusalem Timing

Right of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi to Fair Trial “Irrevocably Prejudiced”: Lawyer

Right of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi to Fair Trial “Irrevocably Prejudiced”: Lawyer

The ICC lawyer of Libyan Leader’s son said right of her client to fair trial was “irrevocably prejudiced”, just few days following her release from detention in Libya.


The ICC lawyer of Libyan Leader’s son said right of her client to fair trial was “irrevocably prejudiced”, just few days following her release from detention in Libya.ICC lawyer

"Irrespective of any issues concerning my own personal conduct, the rights of my client, Mr Seif al-Islam -- were irrevocably prejudiced during my visit to Zintan," said Melinda Taylor, who was freed earlier this week after being detained in Libya while visiting Seif on behalf of the International Criminal Court.

"It is the position of the defiance that these recent events have completely underscored that it will be impossible for Mr Gaddafi to be tried in an independent and impartial manner in Libyan courts," she said at a press conference in The Hague.

Taylor and her four colleagues were released on Tuesday after being held in Zintan southwest of Tripoli since June 7 after travelling there to help prepare Seif al-Islam's defiance.

An Australian citizen, Taylor was accused of carrying a pen camera and attempting to give Seif al-Islam, 40, a coded letter from his former right-hand man, Mohammed Ismail, who is wanted by the Libyan authorities.