After decade in jail, Gadhafi’s son granted $11B bail in disappeared imam case
The lengthy detainment of Hannibal Gadhafi, the son of late Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi, over the 1978 disappearance of Shiite cleric Musa al-Sadr has long been a source of controversy in Lebanon.
BEIRUT — A Lebanese judge ordered the release of Hannibal Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, on $11 million bail Friday after he spent almost 10 years in a Lebanese prison over his alleged involvement in the disappearance of Lebanese Shiite cleric Musa al-Sadr in the late 1970s.
What happened: Judge Zaher Hamadeh issued the decision, which also includes a travel ban, after questioning Gadhafi at the Justice Palace in Beirut earlier on Friday, the state-run National News Agency reported.
Gadhafi was questioned in the presence of three of his lawyers, including a French attorney, according to local media. No details about the interrogation were made available.
Speaking to Agence France-Presse, his lawyer, Laurent Bayon, said the defense team will challenge the hefty bail, saying Gadhafi will not be able to secure this sum due to international sanctions imposed on him.
