CAIRO, April 21 (Xinhua)
-- Egypt's prosecution referred Ahmed
Gaddaf al-Dam, former coordinator of
Libyan-Egyptian relations, to Cairo Criminal
Court on Sunday over charges of
attempted murder, official news agency
MENA reported.
Gaddaf al-Dam
will remain in temporary custody over
charges of resisting and attempting to
murder the policemen who arrested him
in March, in addition to illegal
possession of weapons and
ammunition.
The former Libyan
diplomat was arrested by the Egyptian
authorities on March 19, and then
Egypt's prosecution ordered to detain
him for 30 days over corruption
charges.
His detention was
based on the legal and judicial
cooperation agreement between Egypt and
Libya, which enables one country to
detain suspects from the other for
renewable 30 days until their
extradition.
Gaddaf al-Dam was
also wanted by the Interpol for
alleged involvement in several cases
under the regime of former Libyan
leader Muammar Gaddafi.
On
March 26, Egypt extradited former Libyan
ambassador to Cairo Ali Mohamed
al-Amin Maria and former Libyan
finance official Mohamed Ibrahim Mansour
to Tripoli over corruption charges by
the Libyan authorities.
Gaddaf
al-Dam, who also has an Egyptian
nationality, filed a lawsuit to stop
all prosecution procedures for his
extradition, arguing the conditions in
Libya in terms of courts and
prisons were not safe. On April 3,
an Egyptian administrative court ordered
the suspension of all procedures to
extradite the ex-
official.
Egypt and Libya have
signed a legal and judicial memorandum
of understanding to guarantee fair
trial of extradited
defendants.
Under the memo,
extradited defendants must be tried
before ordinary courts in line with
international standards, including granting
them the right of defense during
interrogations and trial stages.
（Editor：MaXi、Yao
Chun）
