Mauritania arrests Qaddafi spy chief
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Publication Date | 17 March 2012 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Mauritania arrests Qaddafi spy chief, 17 March 2012, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4f717ade19.html [accessed 20 May 2023] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
March 17, 2012
Mauritanian authorities have arrested former Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's chief of intelligence, Abdullah al-Senussi, as he arrived at Nouakchott airport.
Mauritania's official AMI state news agency said Senussi, who has been indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity, arrived late on March 16 from Casablanca in Morocco, bearing a falsified Malian passport.
The Hague-based ICC issued an arrest warrant in June 2011 for both Senussi and Qaddafi's son Saif al-Islam, who was captured in the Sahara Desert in November.
Both men have been charged with being "indirect co-perpetrators" of murder and persecution.
With Reuters and AP reporting
