(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - MUAMMAR Gaddafi's fugitive former spy chief, wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, has been extradited to his home country of Libya.
Abdullah al-Senoussi's extradition from Mauritania, where he was arrested in March as he tried to enter the country from Morocco using a Malian passport under a different name, was first announced by Mauritanian state television.
"Mauritanian authorities hand over ex-Libyan spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi to Libya," read a news flash on the screen.
In Tripoli, deputy prosecutor general Taha Baara said: "We confirm that Abdullah al-Senoussi has been returned to Libya. A short time ago he was delivered to the office of the prosecutor general. He will undergo routine medical examination before questioning begins immediately afterwards," he said.
"We will decide his fate afterwards.
"His extradition took place following the decision of the Mauritanian courts and its ratification by Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz."
Ex-spy chief Senoussi, a heavy-set man in his early 60s with a thick jaw line and bushy black eyebrows, had been on the run for months when he was caught trying to sneak into Mauritania.
Wednesday's move comes after Libya said Gaddafi's son Seif al-Islam will go on trial this month in the town of Zintan, despite an ICC warrant against him also for arrest on charges of crimes against humanity.
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Abdullah al-Senoussi's extradition from Mauritania, where he was arrested in March as he tried to enter the country from Morocco using a Malian passport under a different name, was first announced by Mauritanian state television.
"Mauritanian authorities hand over ex-Libyan spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi to Libya," read a news flash on the screen.
In Tripoli, deputy prosecutor general Taha Baara said: "We confirm that Abdullah al-Senoussi has been returned to Libya. A short time ago he was delivered to the office of the prosecutor general. He will undergo routine medical examination before questioning begins immediately afterwards," he said.
"We will decide his fate afterwards.
"His extradition took place following the decision of the Mauritanian courts and its ratification by Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz."
Ex-spy chief Senoussi, a heavy-set man in his early 60s with a thick jaw line and bushy black eyebrows, had been on the run for months when he was caught trying to sneak into Mauritania.
Wednesday's move comes after Libya said Gaddafi's son Seif al-Islam will go on trial this month in the town of Zintan, despite an ICC warrant against him also for arrest on charges of crimes against humanity.
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