Saif al-Islam Gadhafi Captured by Rebels

Gadhafi's son and key accomplice had been in hiding since the takeover of Tripoli.

Colonel Gadhafi’s son Saif al-Islam is said to have been captured- most likely for real this time- by rebel forces in the south of Libya. The last lynchpin of the Gadhafi family to be caught, Saif is wanted by the International Criminal Court for indirectly co-perpetrating murder, persecution and crimes against humanity in his father’s regime. Though he had been falsely reported as captured in August, this time there is photographic evidence. A picture of the captured 39-year-old has surfaced on a branch of the rebel group’s Facebook page. As many Libyans celebrate on the streets, the NTC’s justice minister announced Saif would soon be moved to Tripoli.

Image courtesy of Reuters.