Libya steps up call for Senussi transfer
By Laurent Prieur | NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Libya stepped up pressure on Mauritania to hand over Muammar Gaddafi's feared intelligence chief Abdallah al-Senussi on Monday, sending a senior delegation to argue he must face Libyan justice. Editor's note: Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery. This story is part of a [...]
Read MoreLibyan team in Mauritania to seek Senussi handover
(New York) – Mauritania should promptly surrender Libya's former intelligence chief Abdullah Sanussi to the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he is wanted for crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said (New York) – Mauritania should promptly surrender Libya's former intelligence chief Abdullah Sanussi to the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he is wanted for [...]
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Editor's note: Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery. This story is part of a CNN special report, “Slavery's Last Stronghold.” By John D. Sutter, CNN (CNN) – Slavery in Mauritania has persisted for centuries – and it wasn't Libya said on Sunday it was sending a delegation to Mauritania to [...]
Read MoreLibya seeks Gaddafi spy chief handover by Mauritania
Abdullah alSenussi, the former spymaster of slain Libyan dictator Col Muammar Qaddafi, was arrested in the Mauritanian capital on Saturday, a security source said. The former Libyan intelligence chief was arrested overnight at Nouakchott airport after Abdullah alSenussi, the former spymaster of slain Libyan dictator Col Muammar Qaddafi, was arrested in the Mauritanian capital on [...]
Read MoreMauritania arrests top Libyan sought by ICC
By REUTERS NOUAKCHOTT – Mauritanian authorities arrested former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's chief of intelligence, Abdullah al-Senussi, as he arrived at Nouakchott airport, Mauritania's official state news agency AMI said on Saturday. The former Libyan intelligence chief, who is also sought by the International Criminal Court, was arrested at Nouakchott airport after arriving on a [...]
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