Slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam is being held in complete isolation, but appears to be in "good physical condition", a human rights group has said.
Slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam is being held in complete isolation, but appears to be in "good physical condition", a human rights group has said.
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The US-based Human Rights Watch group said that since his 33-days in detention, Saif al-Islam has been cut off from the world with no access to his family or a lawyer.u00a0Saif has had no access to newspapers, television or radio, the group said, but has had weekly visits from a doctor, the group said after a 30-minute private meeting with the detained dictator''s son, The Telegraph reports.
"The treatment is okay; at least I'm in my own country. "There is no torture or anything like that, Saif al-Islam told Fred Abrahams, who conducted the visit for the human rights group.u00a0According to Abrahams, Saif's main concern was the lack of access to family and to a lawyer who can help his case.
Saif al-Islam claims he was captured outside Obari in southern Libya as he sought hospital treatment on his hand following a NATO strike in Zimzim Valley that killed 26 members of his convoy.u00a0He claimed that Libyan forces from Zintan learned about the trip to the hospital and made the arrest.
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"I was going to meet a doctor in the south for my hand, for an operation. The hand was in very bad shape," Saif al-Islam said.u00a0Libyan officials claimed Saif al-Islam has been held in isolation due to security concerns. Under Libyan law and UN guidance detainees should be granted access to a lawyer no later than 48 hours after arrest.u00a0
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