ALBAWABA—The sudden appearance of Saif Al Islam, after an absence of six years is sending jitters among Libya’s political classes who are trying to unify the country and hold presidential elections slated on 24 December.
Saif al Islam is very very keen on *not* having it said that he wants to be president and prefers to leave it as an open question. But you can read about his ambitions here:https://t.co/NH3x0oQm2k
— Samer Al-Atrush (@SameralAtrush) July 30, 2021
In response to his New York interview slamming Libyan politicians, Saif Al Islam, the eldest son of Moammar Gaddafi and deposed on 2011, the speaker of the Tabrouk parliaments Ageela Saleh says Saif Al Islam has no right to run for any public office in the coming elections because of his past criminal record.
Saif al Islam is very very keen on *not* having it said that he wants to be president and prefers to leave it as an open question. But you can read about his ambitions here:https://t.co/NH3x0oQm2k
— Samer Al-Atrush (@SameralAtrush) July 30, 2021
“A person sentenced by the International Criminal Court is not entitled to run for the presidency of the Libyan state,” Salih was quoted as saying by the UAE-based Arab Weekly. He says a draft law is currently being passed by parliament stating “[the candidate] shall not be convicted of a felony or a crime against honour.”
Well well well..... Saif Al Islam Qaddafi finally appears.
— Real Libyan (@real__libyan) July 30, 2021
He gave interview......
Today it will a lot of tweets about it. pic.twitter.com/5ontAnL3Ru
The 49-year-old told the New York Times that he now wants to “restore the lost unity’ to Libya after a decade of chaos and mayhem.
This @robertfworth interview with Saif al Islam Gaddafi is 👀👀👀👀👀 https://t.co/FHHoXUU1XT pic.twitter.com/1ksMeuDxBC
— Abbie Fielding-Smith (@AbbieFS) July 31, 2021
The interview which was covered by media outlets in the world was foretelling. Saif Al Islam brushed the fact that he’d been away from Libyan scene and its politics for 10 years.
Don't believe anything the NYT says about him except that maybe this is indeed him and that he is alive. Long live Saif al Islam! https://t.co/97SqHTKBt8
— Doves (@dovesandletters) July 30, 2021
"You need to come back slowly, slowly. Like a striptease. You need to play with their minds a little," he said in reference to the Libyan people.