Egypt refuses to extradite Gadhafi-linked leaders to Libya
Six former senior leaders affiliated with the late Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi can stay in Egypt despite Libyan efforts to have them returned for trial, the Egyptian Supreme Administrative Court has ruled.
Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court has issued a final ruling nullifying executive authorities' decision to extradite six leaders and ministers of the late Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi's regime.
The Jan. 7 decision cannot be appealed.
According to the ruling, which was emailed to journalists, sending the men back to Libya would endanger their lives, so the court barred their extradition on humanitarian grounds.
The ruling ends proceedings to extradite to Libya former Intelligence Director Khalifa Mesbah, former Minister of Public Security and Justice Moftah al-Senussi, former Minister of Interior Nasr al-Mabruk, former Minister of Transport Mohammed Abu Ajila and former deputies Mohammed Jarallah and Fouad Mohammed Abdullah.
