#ICC rules in favor of local trial for #Libya former intelligence chief
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Libya’s ex-intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi, center, accused of crimes during the 2011 revolt, arrives for his pre-trial hearing at the appeals court in Tripoli on September 19, 2013. (Photo: AFP)
The International Criminal Court ruled Friday that Libya can try slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s former spy chief, the first time it has deferred a case to a national judiciary. The move can be appealed but could mark the end of a lengthy legal tug-of-war between the (...)