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BRUSSELS: NATO voiced hope Saturday that the Libyan authorities and the International Criminal Court would ensure that justice is served in the treatment of late Libyan dictator's son Seif al-Islam.
Kadhafi's last fugitive son and one-time heir apparent was arrested in southern Libya, a seniorNational Transitional Council official said Saturday, after three months on the run.
"We trust that the Libyan authorities and the International Criminal Court will ensure that justice runs its course, so that the new Libya can be built on the rule of law and respect for human rights," NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said.
"He stands accused of crimes against humanity in the conflict that caused the Libyan people so much suffering," she said.
The Hague-based ICC issued a warrant against him in June on charges of crimes against humanity in crushing anti-regime protests and has called on the Libyan authorities to turn him over to the court.
Under the mandate of the United Nations, NATO successfully completed its mission to protect civilians in Libya, though critics said its campaign of air strikes went too far.
Kadhafi himself was killed on October 20 when forces of Libya's new regime captured his hometown of Sirte and NATO subsequently declared the end of its operations in the north African state at the end of last month.
Kadhafi's last fugitive son and one-time heir apparent was arrested in southern Libya, a seniorNational Transitional Council official said Saturday, after three months on the run.
"We trust that the Libyan authorities and the International Criminal Court will ensure that justice runs its course, so that the new Libya can be built on the rule of law and respect for human rights," NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said.
"He stands accused of crimes against humanity in the conflict that caused the Libyan people so much suffering," she said.
The Hague-based ICC issued a warrant against him in June on charges of crimes against humanity in crushing anti-regime protests and has called on the Libyan authorities to turn him over to the court.
Under the mandate of the United Nations, NATO successfully completed its mission to protect civilians in Libya, though critics said its campaign of air strikes went too far.
Kadhafi himself was killed on October 20 when forces of Libya's new regime captured his hometown of Sirte and NATO subsequently declared the end of its operations in the north African state at the end of last month.
