admin“The four members (of the ICC team) were released,” Ajmi al-Atiri, commander of a brigade holding Saif al-Islam Gaddafi told journalists in Zintan, a town southwest of Tripoli.
The release coincided with the arrival in Tripoli yesterday of the ICC chief, South Korea’s Sang-Hyun Song, who was met at the airport by Justice Minister Ali Hmeida Ashur.
Song proceeded to Zintan, where the ICC team was being held, a Libyan protocol official said.
The four, including Australian lawyer Melinda Taylor, have been held in Zintan since June 7 after travelling there to help prepare Saif al-Islam’s defence.
Taylor was accused of carrying a pen camera and attempting to give Saif al-Islam a coded letter from his former right-hand man, Mohammed Ismail, who is wanted by the Libyan authorities.
Libya accused the team of “breaching national security.”
Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdelaziz said the release was the result of an agreement between his country and the ICC, which committed to continue
investigations and keep Libya in the loop of its findings.
He added that the “four ICC envoys will leave Libya later in the day.” — AFP.
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