Gadhafi’s son disqualified from running for President
The Hindu
Libya is set to hold the first round of its presidential elections on December 24
Libya's top electoral body said Wednesday that the son and onetime heir apparent of the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is disqualified from running in presidential elections that are supposed to take place next month.
According a list of barred candidates issued by the country's High National Elections Committee, is barred because of previous convictions against him. He can appeal the committee's decision in court within the coming days.
Seif al-Islam was sentenced to death by a Tripoli court in 2015 for use of violence against protesters who were calling for his father to step down, but that ruling has since been called into question by Libya's rival authorities. He is also wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity related to the 2011 uprising against his father.
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