Overview
- His lawyer Khaled el-Zaydi and political adviser Abdullah Othman confirmed the 53-year-old’s death, while national authorities have yet to issue a unified statement.
- Multiple reports say four gunmen entered his residence in Zintan, disabled surveillance cameras and killed him, though key details remain unverified.
- Some accounts conflict on the location and perpetrators, including a claim from his sister that he died near the Algeria border and a militia unit’s denial of involvement after being named in reports.
- Local outlets say prosecutors have opened an investigation into the killing, reflecting the challenges of fact-finding in an area controlled by rival armed groups.
- Saif al-Islam was sentenced to death in absentia by a Tripoli court in 2015, remained wanted by the International Criminal Court, was released under a 2017 amnesty, and his 2021 presidential bid became a flashpoint in Libya’s stalled elections.