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2019-11-07 Africa North
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ICC Prosecutor renews call for surrendering Saif Gaddafi and Mahmoud Al-Werfalli
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[Libya Observer] The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda has renewed her call on Libyan authorities to surrender to her office Saif al-Islam Qadaffy, son of late dictator Muammar Qadaffy
...a proud Arab institution for 42 years, now among the dear departed, though not the dearest...
, runaway criminal who operates under Khalifa Haftar
 ...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all...
's command, Mahmoud al-Werfalli, and al-Tuhami Khalid.
Briefing the UN Security Council on Wednesday, Bensouda said the General Command of Khalifa Haftar's forces don't want to surrender al-Werfalli but rather, he was promoted to new military ranks, saying he, Saif and Khalid are all wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Bensouda also said that her office is progressing with investigations in order to bring the wanted criminals in Libya to justice, saying the ICC won't hesitate to issue new arrest warrants of any person who commits war crimes or crimes against humanity in the country.
"Saif appealed the charges against him and the appeals division at the ICC is looking into his appeal." Bensouda added.
She indicated that the three runaway Libyans are wanted for torture and crimes against humanity, saying she believes that Saif Qadaffy is in Zintan, while Khalid is in Cairo, Egypt.
Bensouda urged Khalifa Haftar to surrender al-Werfalli in order to try him for the crimes he committed and the Libyan as well as Egyptian authorities to hand over al-Tuhami Khalid and Saif al-Islam to ICC, calling for more international efforts to end impunity in Libya. 
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