adminFrance arrived on Saturday and the second from the ICC on Sunday,” the Mauritanian source told AFP.
Police in Mauritania, which was not a party to the treaty that set up the ICC, said officials there wanted to investigate Senussi with Interpol before considering any extradition requests.
A delegation from Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council was expected to visit Mauritania soon to discuss Senussi’s handover. No bilateral agreement for extradition exists between Libya and Mauritania.
However, a diplomatic source said the country may rely on a judicial assistance agreement linking countries of the Arab League.
Amnesty International on Saturday said that Senussi should be tried by the ICC in the absence of a functioning judiciary in Libya.
Meanwhile, Interpol said yesterday it had issued an international “Red Notice” arrest warrant for Senussi at Libya’s request following his arrest in Mauritania.
“At Libya’s request, Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Colonel (Muammar) Gaddafi’s former director of military intelligence, Abdullah al-Senussi, for fraud offenses including embezzling public funds and misuse of power for personal benefit,” the organisation based in Lyon, France, said in a statement. — AFP.
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