Group says it has freed son of former Libyan leader

dimeji akinloye 00:38 - 11 June 2017

Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddhafi.

The Abu Bakr al-Sadiq Brigade, a militia of former rebels that controls the town of Zintan in western Libya, said Seif al-Islam was freed Friday evening.

An armed group in Libya said on Facebook Saturday it has freed C, the son of late Libyan leader,

Seif al-Islam has been in custody since November 2011.

The Abu Bakr al-Sadiq Brigade, a militia of former rebels that controls the town of Zintan in western Libya, said Seif al-Islam was freed Friday evening, “the 14th day of the month of Ramadan,” under an amnesty law promulgated by the parliament based in the east.