Prosecutor office of the International Criminal Court calls on Saif al-Gaddafi to surrender himself to the Libyan authorities.

The Hague, October 31, 2020 (Lana) The office of Fatou Bin Souda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, renewed the call to Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi to immediately surrender himself to the competent Libyan authorities so that he can be transferred to the court. In its twentieth report submitted to the UN Security Council, the office indicated that the court had previously informed the UN Security Council on May 5 that the Appeals Chamber unanimously rejected the appeal submitted by the accused against the decision to arrest him, confirming the acceptance of the case against him. The court criticized the efforts made by the Government of National Accord, because it had not yet succeeded in securing the arrest of Saif al-Islam, stressing that Libya is still obligated to arrest Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and bring him to court. Concerning the ongoing investigations, tasks and monitoring work regarding alleged crimes committed in Libya since February 2011, the court said that the Office of the Prosecutor was able to "make tangible progress in its investigations and delegated a number of field missions, including two missions of importance to Libya. These two tasks had supported mutual cooperation with the relevant national authorities and stakeholders, and these two tasks enabled the office to collect important evidence. The office's report also welcomed the signing of the ceasefire agreement concluded in Geneva on October 23, expressing the hope that this would lead to "achieving peace, stability and accountability in Libya." =Lana=