Libya rejects ICC's Gaddafi decision

Libyan authorities have announced that they rejected a decision of the International Criminal Court to issue a warrant for the arrest of Moammar Gaddafi.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 28.06.2011.

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Libyan authorities have announced that they rejected a decision of the International Criminal Court to issue a warrant for the arrest of Moammar Gaddafi. The Hague-based court has no jurisdiction in the matter, they said. Libya rejects ICC's Gaddafi decision The warrant was issued on Monday for Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and the country's intelligence chief. Reuters reports that they are suspected of committing atrocities "against political opponents". Justice Minister Mohammad al-Gamudi said that the court was "an instrument of the western world to persecute Third World leaders". "The leader of the revolution and his son hold no official position in the Libyan government, and therefore have nothing to do with the accusations ICC leveled against them," reports quoted the minister as saying. Gamudi further described the court's announcement as "an excuse for NATO, which is trying to kill Gaddafi". The ICC announced its decision on the 100th day of NATO's airstrikes launched against Libya's government forces. A file photo of Moammar Gaddafi (Beta)

Libya rejects ICC's Gaddafi decision

The warrant was issued on Monday for Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and the country's intelligence chief.

Reuters reports that they are suspected of committing atrocities "against political opponents".

Justice Minister Mohammad al-Gamudi said that the court was "an instrument of the western world to persecute Third World leaders".

"The leader of the revolution and his son hold no official position in the Libyan government, and therefore have nothing to do with the accusations ICC leveled against them," reports quoted the minister as saying.

Gamudi further described the court's announcement as "an excuse for NATO, which is trying to kill Gaddafi".

The ICC announced its decision on the 100th day of NATO's airstrikes launched against Libya's government forces.

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