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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 indicted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi over the disappearance of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric during a visit to 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 that Sheikh Moussa Sadr, who was revered locally, 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. Col Gaddafi is accused of conspiring to kidnap and false imprisonment.
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.
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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 and two aides were visiting Libya in 1978 when they mysteriously disappeared.
He was born in Iran in 1929 and emigrated to Lebanon, where he remains a revered figure among the country's large Shia minority. Born in Iran in 1929, he had 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. He founded Lebanon's opposition Amal movement, which is now led by parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri.
A charismatic speaker and religious scholar, the sheikh 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.