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May 22nd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s former spy chief and brother-in-law was arrested in Mauritania back in March after he flew into the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott from Casablanca, Morocco, on a forged Malian passport.
Now Mauritian officials have charged Abdullah al-Senussi with falsifying documents and entering the West African nation illegally.
“Abdullah al-Senussi has been interviewed for the first time by the state prosecutor. He should face trial soon for illegal entry into Mauritanian territory,” a judicial official said on Monday, on condition of anonymity.
While the ICC, Paris and Tripoli are all seeking the right to try Senussi, Nouakchott’s decision to proceed with the charges after the expiry of his 45-day custody period could mean a delay in any extradition of the ex-spy chief for a trial outside Mauritania, especially if he is found guilty.
The crime carries a maximum three-year jail term.
But officials in the post-revolution Libya want the Gaddafi ally, nicknamed the butcher, for allegedly playing a key role in the killing of more than 1,200 detainees at Tripoli’s Abu Salim prison in 1996.
Interpol has issued an international “red notice” call for his arrest at Libya’s request.
Senussi is also wanted on a 2011 ICC arrest warrant in connection with the brutal crackdown on popular protests during last year’s Libyan uprising that toppled the Gaddafi regime.
In addition, he is sought by the authorities in France after a court there sentenced him to life in prison for his involvement in a 1989 bombing of a French airliner over Niger. The attack claimed the lives of 170 people, including 54 French nationals.
Senussi has also been linked to the 1988 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland of a PanAm jet that killed 270 people.
MRS/JR
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