Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, has appeared before a court in Libya, the public prosecutor's office has said.

BBC: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi appears in Libya court

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, will go on trial in Libya in September, a Libyan prosecution spokesman has said.

BBC: Libya 'sets September trial' for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

The son of deposed Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, has briefly appeared in court to face criminal charges and has been appointed two local lawyers.

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Col Gaddafi's son Saif al-Arab is reported to have died at his villa in the Bab al-Aziziya compound.

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Libyan authorities have been involved in a tussle with the International Criminal Court over where Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, should stand trial over his role in the uprising that ended his father's rule.

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Saif al-Islam was considered the most likely successor to Col Gaddafi before the uprising that led to his father's downfall last year.

BBC: Libya 'sets September trial' for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi