Saif Al-Islam was fleeing Lybia when he was nonviolently captured by rebel forces. He will be put on trial for crimes against humanity soon. Your thoughts?
That's nice. Now if only that post had something in it worth posting...
Anyways, I don't know enough about it to say anything. Presumably if he's been arrested for crimes against humanity he's guilty of something, the only question will be what his punishment is.
He wanted deweaponization of Lybia, pushed for democracy, and advocated human rights.
... This is what's considered crimes against humanity? Do people hate him just because of his bother? I mean, if he was a mass murder then I could understand the situation better. But if he hasn't really done anything, then this seems sick and a little ridiculous. And very petty.
He always supported his father... I can't really believe that he wanted democracy in Libya. The international criminal court is after the Ghaddafi governance (inclusive of Saif al-Islam) for 'murder of hundreds of civilians, torture, military violence against unarmed protesters and targeted mass ****' (after a German newspaper). Granted, Saif al-Islam was the more liberal one of the Ghaddafi clan before, but during the Libya thing he mutated to the mouthpiece of the clan and was always behind it and against it's enemies; so he is guilty of the crimes he supported.
the only question will be what his punishment is.
Depends on who will judge him, I guess. The transitional government says it offers him a fair trial, but the International Criminal Court wants to judge him.. apparently al-Islam already bargained over his capitulation and delivery with the ICC.
I would rather the ICC judge him, since it would be much fairer and less biased than a trial given by the transitional government, even if they try to stay objective.
From what I know he was one of the milder sons; I'll like to see what the judge makes out of this.
