The family blames authorities in Libya’s capital Tripoli for the alleged kidnapping and extradition, it added. Masud’s family have released no official comment since that statement and did not respond to the AP’s request for comment. The official spokesperson for Libya’s Tripoli government did not respond to a request for comment about the investigation. On Tuesday, Bashagha labelled Masud’s extradition illegal and called for the former intelligence officer’s immediate release. Masud is the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the US in connection with the Lockerbie attack, but the first to appear in an American courtroom.

Source: Libya Today December 14, 2022 23:36 UTC