TRIPOLI: Libyan prosecutors said Thursday they had identified three suspects in last month’s killing of the son of former leader Muammar Qaddafi, without specifying their identities.
Seif Al-Islam Qaddafi, once seen by some as Libya’s heir apparent, was shot dead in his home in the northwestern city of Zintan in early February.
The prosecutor’s office said its investigation determined the “meeting place of the suspects, the time at which they went to the scene of the crime and committed it... as well as the identity of three suspects.”
The office added in the statement on Facebook that it had ordered their arrest.
While he held no official position in the North African country under his father’s rule, Seif Al-Islam had been described as Libya’s de facto prime minister, cultivating an image of moderation and reform prior to the 2011 Arab Spring revolt.
