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International court says Libya can try Gaddafi's son at home November 23, 2011 - 11:38AM Seif al-Islam Gaddafi... will be tried in Libya Photo: Reuters The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has said Muammar Gaddafi's captured son and onetime heir apparent can be tried in Libya, provided that international standards are met. ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo was in the capital Tripoli on Tuesday to confer with the country's transitional leaders about the handling of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, who was captured Saturday in the southern Saharan hinterlands and is being held in the western town of Zintan. The international court has charged the younger Gaddafi with crimes against humanity committed during attempts to suppress the uprising that toppled his father, who was slain last month while in the custody of his captors during the fall of his hometown, Sirte. Advertisement: Story continues below But the country's transitional leaders want Gaddafi to face justice in Libya. "Our International Criminal Court acts when the national system cannot act," Moreno-Ocampo told reporters in Tripoli. "If they prosecute the case here, we will discuss with them how to inform the judges and they can do it. But our judges have to be involved." The provisional authorities have yet to establish a functioning government or legal system. Prime Minister-designate Abdurrahim Keib was expected to announce the Cabinet lineup Tuesday amid intense wrangling between competing regional and ideological factions. Human rights organizations have urged Libya to turn over Gadhafi to the international court along with former intelligence chief Abdullah Sanoussi, who was also reported captured over the weekend. The country's acting justice minister, Mohammed Alagi, said Gadhafi would receive a fair trial in Libya, where he faces a likely death sentence. "We are inviting international organizations to witness the trial," Alagi told the Los Angeles Times after preliminary talks with Moreno-Ocampo. Los Angeles Times Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/international-court-says-libya-can-try-gaddafis-son-at-home-20111123-1ntqo.html#ixzz1eeKYC2YJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
