Mar
23
2012
By ielr
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Libyan officials recently restated their determination to try Seif al-Islam, the son and former heir-apparent to Muammar Qaddafi, at home, rather than allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to try him abroad. Despite having no effective police force, court system, or detention facilities, the Libyan interim government has protested the involvement of the ICC, for fear that Seif al-Islam will be tried in The Hague or elsewhere. Meanwhile, the ICC disputes that any decision has been reached on the trial location, but has said that it is consulting with the Libyan government. Seif al-Islam is currently being held in isolation until a prison can be constructed, and no lawyer has yet been appointed to his case.