He was released from prison Hannibal Gaddafi. Son of the Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi he spent ten years in prison in Lebanon. “He has been released,” the lawyer told Dpa Chedid’s fate. The defense asserted that the ban on leaving the country had been lifted and he was released after posting $900,000 bail.
Hannibal Gaddafi, 49, was arrested in 2015 on charges of having information about the mysterious disappearance of the Shiite imam in Libya in 1978. Moussa Sadr (founder of Amal) which was the responsibility of his father, Muammar Gaddafi. At the time of the incident, Hannibal was only two years old. Libya has always denied involvement in this case.
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The decision by the country’s judicial authorities to lift the travel ban and reduce bail by $11 million came just days after a Libyan delegation visited Lebanon, and made progress in negotiations to free Gaddafi.
In mid-October, a Lebanese judge ordered Gaddafi released on $11 million bail but barred him from leaving Lebanon. His lawyer had stated at the time that he did not have the money and had requested permission to leave the country. Last week, bail was reduced to 80 billion Lebanese pounds (about $900,000) and the travel ban was lifted, allowing the man to leave the country after payment was made.
