A Gadhafi son is extradited to Libya

By Esam Mohamed

Published March 6, 2014 10:06pm ET

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A Gadhafi son is extradited to Libya — FILE - In this undated file photo made available on Sunday Sept. 25, 2011, al-Saadi Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, watches a military exercise by the elite military unit commanded by his brother, Khamis, in Zlitan, Libya. Libya says Niger has extradited Moammar Gadhafi's son al-Saadi, who fled as his father's regime crumbled in 2011 and who was under house arrest in the desert West African nation ever since. A Libyan official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, says al-Saadi arrived early on Thursday March 6, 2014 at the Tripoli airport and was transferred to a prison in the capital. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany, File) | Abdel Magid al-Fergany

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — One of Moammar Gadhafi’s sons, al-Saadi, was extradited on Thursday to Libya from Niger, where he had taken refuge as his father’s regime crumbled in 2011, bringing cheers from Libyans as the government prepares to prosecute him for his alleged role in trying to suppress the uprising against Gadhafi’s rule.

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