"A judge in Lebanon has ordered the release on bail and imposed a travel ban on Hannibal Gaddafi, the youngest son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who has been held for nearly a decade in pre-trial detention. Lebanon's National News Agency confirmed Gaddafi's bail ruling on Friday in a case related to the kidnapping and disappearance of revered Lebanese Shia leader Musa al-Sadr in Libya."
"The court's decision was greeted with ridicule by Gaddafi's lawyer Laurent Bayon. The release on bail is totally unacceptable in a case of arbitrary detention. We will challenge the bail, Bayon told the AFP news agency. Bayon also said his client is under international sanctions and could not pay the large bail fee. Where do you want him to find $11m? Bayon asked."
"Al-Sadr was an iconic figure in Lebanon when he travelled to meet with then-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Founder of the Amal Movement, which is now an ally of Hezbollah, al-Sadr went missing on the visit along with an aide and a journalist, and none have been heard from since. Al-Sadr's disappearance has sparked decades of theories and accusations of official involvement by Gaddafi who was overthrown and killed in a 2011 uprising and ties between the two countries have been strained since the disappearance."
A judge in Lebanon ordered Hannibal Gaddafi released on bail and imposed a travel ban while he remains in pre-trial detention in a case linked to the abduction and disappearance of Musa al-Sadr in Libya. Lebanon's National News Agency confirmed the bail ruling in the long-running investigation into al-Sadr's disappearance. Gaddafi's lawyer, Laurent Bayon, called the bail unacceptable, said he will challenge it, and argued sanctions make payment of the reported $11 million bail impossible. Lebanese authorities arrested Gaddafi in 2015, accusing him of withholding information about al-Sadr's 1978 disappearance. Al-Sadr, founder of the Amal Movement, vanished on a visit to Libya along with two companions, and his disappearance has strained Lebanon-Libya relations.
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