... who is now deader than a rock...
, Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufouis told news hounds he is standing by his country's decision to offer him amnesty, saying he is entitled to stay in his nation like other "Libyan refugees."
"The attitude of the Niger government regarding this has already been noted: We have already welcomed Libyan refugees for humanitarian reasons," Issoufou said. "Of these, one is a son of (Muammar) Al Qadaffy - Saadi Al Qadaffy."
Libya wants Saadi to be returned home to stand trial, and Interpol has issued an arrest warrant - known as a "red notice" - for him, requesting his provisional arrest ahead of his extradition or surrender to an international court.
The warrant accuses him of "misappropriating properties through force and armed intimidation when he headed the Libyan Football Federation," charges that Saadi's lawyer Nick Kaufman, said earlier this month he "strenuously denies."
Kaufman has also been reported by CNN saying that he has asked the Interpol secretary general to revoke the warrant, claiming that it is politically motivated and was sought by a new Libyan leadership that lacks legitimacy.
Saadi is in Niger, the West African nation bordering Libya. His father and three brothers have been killed during the eight-month long conflict, and one more brother, Seif al-Islam, remains in hiding. Other members of the family, Safiya, Al Qadaffy's second wife, his daughter Ayesha and sons Mohammed and Hannibal all beat feet to Algeria during the conflict.
Seif al-Islam is also wanted by Interpol, but he faces even more serious charges with the
International Criminal Court... where Milosevich died of old age before being convicted ...
accusing him of alleged crimes against humanity. Should Seif decides to travel, or is jugged within Niger's borders, as a party to the ICC, Niger would be obligated to turn Seif over to the ICC