Gaddafi family ‘will sue NATO’

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The family of the late Colonel Gaddafi has reportedly said that they will sue NATO in the International Military Court on “war crime charges”.



Marcel Ceccaldi, the former Libyan leader’s family lawyer, was quoted by French radio station Europe1 saying: “The relatives of the late dictator will file a suit on war crime charges. NATO helicopters opened fire on Gaddafi’s convoy…This convoy did not pose any threat to civilians. It was an operation to eliminate the Libyan leader, planned by the North Atlantic alliance.”

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Mr Ceccaldi also criticised the decision to display Gaddafi’s corpse in a commercial freezer at a shopping center in Misrata for four days before his burial Tuesday.

NATO helicopters are believed to have attacked Gaddafi and his son Mo'tassim’s convoy near his hometown of Sirte during an eight-month military campaign in the North African country to help rebel forces remove Gaddafi from power.

Gaddafi died shortly after being captured alive and shot by National Council fighters (NTC) last Thursday.

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NATO is expected to decide on Wednesday whether to end its mission over Libya now that Gaddafi’s 42-year dictatorship is over.