People gather at Martyrs' Square in Libya's capital Tripoli on November 19, 2021, to protest the presidential candidacy of Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi - Copyright AFP/File Anatolii STEPANOVA court in southern Libya on Thursday reinstated Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, as a candidate in next month’s presidential election, Libyan media reported. In the rare interview, Seif al-Islam said he wanted to “restore the lost unity” of Libya after a decade of chaos. He had been sentenced to death by a Tripoli court for crimes committed during the revolt that toppled his father. But Seif al-Islam is far from being the only controversial figure to lodge a bid for the presidency. A Tripoli appeals court on Wednesday rejected two petitions against interim prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah’s candidacy.

Source: Libya Today December 02, 2021 17:08 UTC