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The release came days after Lebanese authorities lifted Gaddafi’s travel ban and reduced his bail, paving the way for his release.
Lebanese authorities released the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Monday after he paid a USD 900,000 bail, ending his 10-year detention for allegedly withholding information about a missing Lebanese cleric, security officials and a member of his defense team said.
One of Hannibal Gadaafi’s lawyers, Charbel Milad al-Khoury, said his client was released Monday evening after necessary paperwork was finished. The release came days after Lebanese authorities lifted Gaddafi’s travel ban and reduced his bail, paving the way for his release.
Detained in Lebanon since 2015, Gaddafi was accused of withholding information about the fate of Lebanese Shiite cleric Moussa al-Sadr who disappeared during a trip to Libya in 1978, although the late Libyan leader’s son was less than 3 years old at the time.
His bail was reduced to 80 billion Lebanese pounds (about USD 900,000) on Thursday and the travel ban was lifted allowing him to leave the country once he pays the bail.
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The two judicial and one security official said the bail was paid by the Libyan delegation. The Justice Ministry of the Tripoli-based government also posted on its social media platforms that the Libyan delegation paid the bail.
