Tripoli: A spokesman for the Libyan revolutionary forces says the embattled ruler of the country, Muammar Gaddafi, must stand trial at the International Court of Justice (ICC). “We would like Gaddafi to be taken to the ICC,” Ali Al-Issawi said after a meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini in Rome.The spokesperson was referring to an option for the peaceful settlement of Libya crisis, recently introduced by France, which says Gaddafi can stay in Libya if he quits power, media reports said on Friday.
Al-Issawi stressed that the first step is for the Libyan ruler to relinquish power.
The spokesman is vice-chairman of the Executive Board of the National Transitional Council (NTC).
The NTC has been recognized by more than thirty countries as the legitimate voice of the Libyan people.
The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Gaddafi, his son Seif al-Islam and the country’s intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senoussi for committing crimes against humanity.
The Italian top diplomat noted that Libya is not a signatory to an agreement which obliges arrest for such warrants.
Frattini pointed out that any decision relating the fate of Gaddafi should be taken by the Libyan people, but rejected impunity for the longtime ruler.
Italy is to transfer €350 million ($503 million) in cash and fuel to Libyan opposition headquarter city of Benghazi within days, Frattini concluded.
