The International Criminal Court said it may be forced to refer Libya to the United Nations Security Council if the country does not release information regarding Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, who was captured in November, reported the BBC on Tuesday.
The ICC has indicted Saif Gadhafi, the highest profile son of slain strongman Moammar Gadhafi, for crimes against humanity. ICC head prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has said he can be tried in a Libyan court, but the ICC must be given information about his condition and assurances that he will receive a fair trial.
Saif Gadhafi is currently being held in the town of Zintan and had his right hand reportedly injured in a NATO airstrike during the conflict last year. According to the Guardian newspaper, his forefinger and thumb on that hand were amputated.
A Human Rights Watch representative visited Gadhafi in December, the group said. “Saif al-Islam Gadhafi says he is getting good food and medical care—he had no complaints about the physical conditions of his detention,” said Fred Abrahams, who visited Gadhafi. However thus far he has not been given access to legal council.
Gadhafi said he can access books but no newspapers, television, or radio.
Libya’s general prosecutor, Abdelaziz al-Hasadi told the rights group that Gadhafi would be able to receive legal counsel as soon as the government figures out a more secure detention facility to place him where he can be kept safe from attack.
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