Daily Star staff
Saturday, March 05, 2011
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BEIRUT: The Judicial Council adjourned Friday its first trial session against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and a number of his aides over the disappearance of Iranian-born Lebanese Shiite cleric Imam Musa al-Sadr.
The session was adjourned because of the absence of a Judicial Council president after the council’s former head, Ghaleb Ghanem, retired – the appointment of Ghanem’s successor awaits a decision from the government, which is yet to be formed.
Judge Sami Mansour, who presided over the council’s session, kicked off by reading out the names of Gadhafi and his associates, who have refused to receive the court’s summons.
Gadhafi’s trial in the Sadr case comes as the Libyan leader continues to fight bloody battles against his people in order to hold on to power.
In 2009, the Judicial Council indicted Gadhafi and 16 of his aides in the case and accused them of provoking civil war and inciting sectarian fighting in Lebanon. Ties between Libya and Lebanon have been cold ever since Sadr’s disappearance in 1978.
State Prosecutor Said Mirza said “the state prosecution reserves the right for the judicial summons to take legal effect when the Judicial Council’s committee quorum is complete.”
The session was attended by over 200 lawyers, lawmakers and politicians representing Hezbollah and its ally, Amal Movement, which Sadr founded.
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