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| Lebanon has issued an indictment against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi over the disappearance of a prominent Shia cleric in Libya 30 years ago. | Lebanon has issued an indictment against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi over the disappearance of a prominent Shia cleric in Libya 30 years ago. |
| It is widely believed in Lebanon Sheikh Moussa Sadr was kidnapped and killed on the orders of senior Libyan officials. | It is widely believed in Lebanon Sheikh Moussa Sadr was kidnapped and killed on the orders of senior Libyan officials. |
| Libya has always denied involvement and says the sheikh left the country safely on a plane bound for Rome. | Libya has always denied involvement and says the sheikh left the country safely on a plane bound for Rome. |
| The indictment accuses Col Gaddafi of conspiring to kidnap, and withholding the freedom of, Musa Sadr and others. | |
| The charges carry the death penalty, but correspondents say it is highly unlikely that Col Gaddafi will ever stand trial in Lebanon. | The charges carry the death penalty, but correspondents say it is highly unlikely that Col Gaddafi will ever stand trial in Lebanon. |
| Revered figure | Revered figure |
| Col Gaddafi has ignored a previous Lebanese summons for questioning about the case and he has never officially visited Lebanon since the cleric's disappearance. | Col Gaddafi has ignored a previous Lebanese summons for questioning about the case and he has never officially visited Lebanon since the cleric's disappearance. |
| Sheikh Moussa Sadr founded Lebanon's opposition Amal movement which is now led by parliament speaker Nabih Berri. | Sheikh Moussa Sadr founded Lebanon's opposition Amal movement which is now led by parliament speaker Nabih Berri. |
| He was born in Iran in 1929 and emigrated to Lebanon, where he remains a revered figure among the country's large Shia minority. | He was born in Iran in 1929 and emigrated to Lebanon, where he remains a revered figure among the country's large Shia minority. |
| A charismatic speaker and religious scholar, he is credited with helping transform the Lebanese Shia into the major political force they are today. | A charismatic speaker and religious scholar, he is credited with helping transform the Lebanese Shia into the major political force they are today. |
| Wednesday's arrest warrant was issued under a Lebanese law which allows for the indictment of any suspect who fails to respond to a summons for questioning. | Wednesday's arrest warrant was issued under a Lebanese law which allows for the indictment of any suspect who fails to respond to a summons for questioning. |