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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, attends a news conference in Tripoli in this February 25, 2011 file photograph. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/Files

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, attends a news conference in Tripoli in this February 25, 2011 file photograph.

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AMSTERDAM | Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:24am EDT

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's prosecutor on Monday said he had contacted Libyan rebels but needed more talks to determine how to transfer arrested suspects such as Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to The Hague.

Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he held talks with the rebels' National Transitional Council on Monday about its efforts to stabilize the situation in Tripoli and to establish security, and that he was committed to support these efforts.

"Further conversations will define the precise way to move forward, including the possibility to apprehend and surrender to the court the three individuals alleged to have committed crimes," Moreno-Ocampo said in a statement.

The ICC issued arrest warrants for Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif and Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi in June on charges of crimes against humanity after the U.N. Security Council referred the Libyan situation to the court in February.

(Reporting by Aaron Gray-Block; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
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Chinnutpr wrote:
If you want to know the real reason oil prices always go up it is because oil is a limited resource. This means the supply is always going down. When the supply is always going down on a limited resource then the price is always going to go up in the long run. Using a limited resource for energy doesn’t really make sense from basic economics http://bit.ly/qCCMsD

Aug 22, 2011 12:05pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
cris_PT wrote:
The “evidence” provided to court by Moreno Ocampo was swiftly refuted by the Human Rights Watch. Now the ICC is the only one to “confirm” Saif al-Islam was captured. Why has he not been paraded on TV?

Aug 22, 2011 12:14pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
johnadamsxii wrote:
A global court has no jurisdiction in any sovereign country.

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