Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi ‘Arabstoday’ learned from medical sources that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi had surgery on his fingers, and that his hand at present is much better, after it was infected with gangrene.The source, which requested anonymity, said that Saif al-Islam is currently in good health, and receiving good health care, noting that he has been moved to a safe place.On a different note, judges of the International Criminal Court asked the Libyan government to urgently provide them with information on whether they will transfer Saif al-Islam, son of late Maamar Gaddafi, to the International Criminal Court, and to set a date for the hand over.The Court – located in La haye – said that they want the Libyan authorities to provide them, as soon as possible, with information on the number of issues, including whether “they intend to turn in Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to court.”It is noted that Saif al-Islam is detained in Zintan, in western Libya, at a secret location that has not been disclosed since his arrest on November 19th. Saif al-Islam’s fate represents a challenge to the new authorities in Libya, which tries to find a balance between the call for revenge from Gaddafi’s son, who was considered his political heir, and Civil Society’s calls to provide him with a fair trial.The ICC issued on June 27th an international arrest warrant against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, on charges of crimes against humanity during the suppression of the popular uprising, which turned into a civil war (February 15 – October 23) .