By Reem Tombokti.
Tripoli, 1 August 2013:
The Misrata Court of Appeal found senior Qaddafi era figure, Ahmed Ibrahim, guilty yesterday and sentenced him to death.
Ibrahim, once Qaddaifi’s Minister of Education, was accused along with nine others of murdering members of Al-Safrooni family in Sirte before the town was liberated. He was also charged with incitement to murder, misleading the public and terrorizing civilians in the city.
In addition, the court convicted for similar charges: Waleed Al-Saidi, Ibn Nail Waheda, Mohamad Salem Waheda and Mohamad Al-Fituri Waheda. The four men were also sentenced to death, according to Libyan News Agency (LANA).
These are the first death sentences to be handed down by the new post Qaddafi judiciary system. It will be interesting to see what the government, GNC and public reaction will be and whether the sentences will be commuted to life sentences, as opposed to death.
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