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Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement on Thursday that called on the Lebanese authorities to immediate release Hannibal Gaddafi, who has been held in pre-trial detention for 10 years.
HRW reported that Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was detained by Internal Security Forces in December 2015 “on apparently unsubstantiated allegations that he was withholding information about the disappearance of Lebanese cleric Moussa al-Sadr.” Al-Sadr, a highly revered figure in Lebanon, disappeared on August 31, 1978, after meeting with Muammar Gaddafi. Hannibal Gaddafi was two years old at the time.
Researchers interviewed Hannibal and his lawyer in prison and learned that he is currently being held in a windowless, but ventilated underground cell. Hannibal told HRW that, while there is sufficient food and “basic health care,” he “experiences systematic weakness due to malnutrition and vitamin deficiency.” He also highlighted how “long term isolation,” no sunlight and “lack of regular access to his family,” negatively impacts his mental health.
He reported that his physical health has also “deteriorated” due to physical torture he endured when he was “initially kidnapped along the Syrian border” in 2015.
Beirut Bar Association reports poor conditions in Lebanese detention centers and a significant backlog, with “more than 80 percent of prisoners…yet to be sentenced”
HRW previously petitioned to several ministers and government officials, calling for Gaddafi’s release. However, the organization reportedly did not receive any responses.
International law requires that strict due process is followed during detentions. This includes, among other things, transparency around the reasons for an arrest, “regular judicial rulings on the legality of detention,” trials within reasonable timeframes, and “regular opportunities to challenge the lawfulness of a long-term detention.” Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Lebanon’s penal code stipulate that failure to adhere to due process renders a detention arbitrary and unlawful.
HRW Lebanon researcher, Ramzi Kaiss, commented that:
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HRW reported that Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was detained by Internal Security Forces in December 2015 “on apparently unsubstantiated allegations that he was withholding information about the disappearance of Lebanese cleric Moussa al-Sadr.” Al-Sadr, a highly revered figure in Lebanon, disappeared on August 31, 1978, after meeting with Muammar Gaddafi. Hannibal Gaddafi was two years old at the time.
Researchers interviewed Hannibal and his lawyer in prison and learned that he is currently being held in a windowless, but ventilated underground cell. Hannibal told HRW that, while there is sufficient food and “basic health care,” he “experiences systematic weakness due to malnutrition and vitamin deficiency.” He also highlighted how “long term isolation,” no sunlight and “lack of regular access to his family,” negatively impacts his mental health.
He reported that his physical health has also “deteriorated” due to physical torture he endured when he was “initially kidnapped along the Syrian border” in 2015.
Beirut Bar Association reports poor conditions in Lebanese detention centers and a significant backlog, with “more than 80 percent of prisoners…yet to be sentenced”
HRW previously petitioned to several ministers and government officials, calling for Gaddafi’s release. However, the organization reportedly did not receive any responses.
International law requires that strict due process is followed during detentions. This includes, among other things, transparency around the reasons for an arrest, “regular judicial rulings on the legality of detention,” trials within reasonable timeframes, and “regular opportunities to challenge the lawfulness of a long-term detention.” Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Lebanon’s penal code stipulate that failure to adhere to due process renders a detention arbitrary and unlawful.
HRW Lebanon researcher, Ramzi Kaiss, commented that:
HRW reiterated its call for Gaddafi’s immediate release and adherence with the law.
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