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Saif Gaddafi may run for Libya’s presidency to ‘save’ country 7 years after father’s murder

Source: RT
March 20, 2018 at 09:26
FILE PHOTO: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in the custody of rebel fighters in Obari, Libya. November 19, 2011. © Ammar El-Darwish / Reuters
FILE PHOTO: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in the custody of rebel fighters in Obari, Libya. November 19, 2011. © Ammar El-Darwish / Reuters
Nearly seven years after the bloody NATO-backed uprising overthrew Colonel Gaddafi, his son, Saif Al-Islam is reportedly seeking to run in the Libyan presidential elections this year to “rescue” his country from the turmoil.
The second son of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity, is seeking to run in the country's presidential election, which is set to be held sometime before the end of this year. The 45-year-old, currently hiding in Tunisia, launched his presidential campaign as a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya (PFLL) on Monday.

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