Lebanese authorities have freed Hannibal Gaddafi following nearly a decade of detention without trial after his legal team secured a reduced bail of $900,000, down from an initial $11 million set in October. The 49-year-old son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had been held since 2015 on accusations of withholding details about a Shia cleric who vanished in Libya during 1978, when the younger Gaddafi was only two years old.
Attorney Laurent Bayon confirmed his client would depart Lebanon for an undisclosed location, characterizing the prolonged imprisonment as reflecting judicial system failures. The case stems from the 1978 disappearance of Musa al-Sadr, which has strained Lebanese-Libyan relations for decades despite Gaddafi holding no government position during his adult years.
Attorney Laurent Bayon confirmed his client would depart Lebanon for an undisclosed location, characterizing the prolonged imprisonment as reflecting judicial system failures. The case stems from the 1978 disappearance of Musa al-Sadr, which has strained Lebanese-Libyan relations for decades despite Gaddafi holding no government position during his adult years.
