Kadhafi’s Son, Seif Al-Islam, Registers To Run For Libya Presidency
According to the electoral commission, Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, the son of dead Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, registered to compete in the country’s December presidential elections on Sunday.
“Seif al-Islam Kadhafi submitted… his candidacy for the presidential election to the High National Electoral Commission office in the (southern) city of Sebha,” a statement by the commission said.
It said he had completed “all the required legal conditions” and that he was also issued with a voter registration card for the Sebha district.
Libya’s first-ever direct presidential election, with a first round on December 24, is the culmination of a UN-led process began last year to put an end to years of conflict following the overthrow of tyrant Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.
Candidate registration began in Libya on Monday.
Seif al-Islam, 49, came out of the shadows in July, telling The New York Times that he was contemplating a political comeback.
He said he intended to “restore the lost unity” of Libya after a decade of upheaval in a rare interview, and he did not rule out running for president.
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for the dictator’s former heir apparent for crimes against humanity (ICC).
Seif al-Islam had not been seen or heard from since June 2014, when he appeared in a Tripoli court via video link from Zintan, in the west of the nation, during his trial.
AFP
