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Lebanon’s judiciary has approved the release of Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, on $11 million bail, coupled with a travel ban, according to Anadolu.
Hannibal has been detained in Lebanon since 2015, when he was kidnapped by unknown assailants in Syria and later arrested by Lebanese authorities.
His detention was linked to an ongoing investigation into the 1978 disappearance of Lebanese cleric and Amal Movement founder Musa al-Sadr, who vanished along with two aides during an official visit to Libya.
Lebanon’s Shiite community holds the late Muammar Gaddafi responsible for al-Sadr’s disappearance, though the former Libyan regime consistently denied involvement, insisting the men had left Libya for Italy.
Judge Zaher Hamadeh, who is leading the investigation, approved Hannibal Gaddafi’s release on bail while ordering a travel ban to remain in place, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
The ruling sparked mixed reactions. Former Justice Minister and current lawmaker Ashraf Rifi criticised the decision, calling it “an impossible and unlawful ruling that contradicts the spirit of justice and the law.”
He added that Gaddafi’s detention was “arbitrary and unjustified” and that the state should apologise for holding him for nearly a decade.
