Hatuxka @Hatuxka3 Apr #Libya says it should be allowed to try spy chief http://zite.to/16oQrLu -as if the court system is any better than the rest of "new Libya" Hide summary Reply Retweet Favorite Buffer More Libya says it should be allowed to try spy chief THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Libya has formally applied to the International Criminal Court to be allowed to put Moammar Gadhafi's former spy chief on trial in Tripoli instead of sending him to The... Boston.com News @BostonDotCom · Follow 1RETWEET THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Libya has formally applied to the International Criminal Court to be allowed to put Moammar Gadhafi's former spy chief on trial in Tripoli instead of sending him to The Hague to face justice, according to documents published Wednesday. In a lengthy written submission, lawyers representing Libya argued that Abdullah al-Senoussi's home country is willing and able to prosecute him and therefore has precedence over the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal. The International Criminal Court indicted Al-Senoussi in June 2011 for crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the Gadhafi regime's brutal attempts to put down the rebellion that ousted the dictator after four decades in power. Al-Senoussi is jailed in Libya. His lawyers argue he will not get a fair trial at home and should be sent to The Hague. His case runs parallel to that of one of Gadhafi's sons, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, who also was indicted by the International Criminal Court in 2011 but is being held in Libya amid legal wrangling over the trial venue. Under its founding treaty, the Rome Statute, the Hague-based war crimes tribunal is a court of last resort, meaning it can step in to prosecute suspects only when the home country refuses or is unable to do so. Libya's 97-page motion argues that Al-Senoussi is being...
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