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Libya Opens Probe Into Seif al-Islam Gaddafi Killing After Death by Gunfire Confirmed

Forensic teams examined the body in Zintan, with officials urging calm during the search for suspects.

Overview

  • The public prosecutor confirmed Seif al-Islam Gaddafi died from gunshot wounds and announced a criminal investigation.
  • An investigative team with forensic experts traveled to Zintan to examine the body, and his adviser said an autopsy was completed.
  • His adviser and lawyer reported that a four-man commando disabled surveillance cameras and executed him at his residence, though no group has been identified.
  • Presidential Council head Mohamed Menfi urged restraint and said there would be no impunity as authorities work to identify and locate suspects.
  • Gaddafi, 53, had been wanted by the ICC, was detained after 2011, sentenced in 2015 then amnestied, and analysts say his killing could recast factional and electoral dynamics.