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Sultanate of Oman grants asylum to Gaddafi’s family
(From left) Late Muammar Gaddafi’s wife Safia Farkash, sons Hannibal and Mohammed, and daughter Aisha.
Muscat: The Sultanate has provided asylum to the family of late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi on "humanitarian grounds", according to a top Foreign Ministry source.
"The family has been given asylum since last October, purely on humanitarian grounds," the Foreign Ministry source told a correspondent of Al Shabiba, a sister publication of Times of Oman.
According to media reports, the Algerian ambassador to Libya, Abdel Hamid Bouzaher, confirmed that the Gaddafi family had left Libya a long time ago, adding that none of the leader's family members are currently present on the Algerian territory.
Quoting a well-informed Libyan source, a report had appeared in a regional daily that "an Arab country" had granted political asylum to Muammar Gaddafi's widow, Safia Farkash, his children — Aisha, Mohammed, and Hannibal — and their children.
The source added that the Gaddafi family members have pledged not to get involved in any anti-government, political or media activity while they are present in the Sultanate.
The report also noted that this move had taken place with the full knowledge of the Libyan and Algerian authorities, adding that the Gaddafi family members had been granted diplomatic passports to travel.
A Libyan official emphasised that this third Arab state had not adopted a controversial position towards the Libyan revolution, adding that the Gaddafi family members had preferred to seek asylum in an Arab country, rather than in any African or European country. The speculation now abound is that the country in question is the Sultanate.
"Aline Skaff, wife of Hannibal Gaddafi, has returned to Lebanon, accompanied by her son; however, Aisha Gaddafi and her mother, Safia Farkash, are in Oman, along with Gaddafi's eldest son, Mohammed," the report stated, claiming that the Gaddafi family was living in one of Oman's diplomatic enclaves.
According to the report, Saadi Gaddafi, the third son of late Muammar Gaddafi, is preparing to leave Niger — where he has been living since fleeing the country — under pressure from the Libyan government, which is seeking his arrest.
The report, quoting a source, claimed that Saadi may join the rest of his family members in Oman, or he may travel to a third African country to avoid Libyan extradition attempts.
Interpol notice
Saadi Gaddafi is wanted on charges of misappropriating public property, in addition to allegations of armed intimidation when he headed the Libyan Football Federation. An Interpol Red Notice was issued against him in September 2011.
The Egyptian police last week arrested Ahmed Gaddaf Al Dam, Tripoli's special envoy to Cairo. Egypt's Prosecutor-General has ordered his detention for 30 days while charges against him are investigated.
Sultanate of Oman grants asylum to Gaddafi’s family
(From left) Late Muammar Gaddafi’s wife Safia Farkash, sons Hannibal and Mohammed, and daughter Aisha.
Muscat: The Sultanate has provided asylum to the family of late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi on "humanitarian grounds", according to a top Foreign Ministry source.
"The family has been given asylum since last October, purely on humanitarian grounds," the Foreign Ministry source told a correspondent of Al Shabiba, a sister publication of Times of Oman.
According to media reports, the Algerian ambassador to Libya, Abdel Hamid Bouzaher, confirmed that the Gaddafi family had left Libya a long time ago, adding that none of the leader's family members are currently present on the Algerian territory.
Quoting a well-informed Libyan source, a report had appeared in a regional daily that "an Arab country" had granted political asylum to Muammar Gaddafi's widow, Safia Farkash, his children — Aisha, Mohammed, and Hannibal — and their children.
The source added that the Gaddafi family members have pledged not to get involved in any anti-government, political or media activity while they are present in the Sultanate.
The report also noted that this move had taken place with the full knowledge of the Libyan and Algerian authorities, adding that the Gaddafi family members had been granted diplomatic passports to travel.
A Libyan official emphasised that this third Arab state had not adopted a controversial position towards the Libyan revolution, adding that the Gaddafi family members had preferred to seek asylum in an Arab country, rather than in any African or European country. The speculation now abound is that the country in question is the Sultanate.
"Aline Skaff, wife of Hannibal Gaddafi, has returned to Lebanon, accompanied by her son; however, Aisha Gaddafi and her mother, Safia Farkash, are in Oman, along with Gaddafi's eldest son, Mohammed," the report stated, claiming that the Gaddafi family was living in one of Oman's diplomatic enclaves.
According to the report, Saadi Gaddafi, the third son of late Muammar Gaddafi, is preparing to leave Niger — where he has been living since fleeing the country — under pressure from the Libyan government, which is seeking his arrest.
The report, quoting a source, claimed that Saadi may join the rest of his family members in Oman, or he may travel to a third African country to avoid Libyan extradition attempts.
Interpol notice
Saadi Gaddafi is wanted on charges of misappropriating public property, in addition to allegations of armed intimidation when he headed the Libyan Football Federation. An Interpol Red Notice was issued against him in September 2011.
The Egyptian police last week arrested Ahmed Gaddaf Al Dam, Tripoli's special envoy to Cairo. Egypt's Prosecutor-General has ordered his detention for 30 days while charges against him are investigated.
