| Extradition of Mahmoudi illegal, says Marzouki |
fTUNIS Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki denounced the extradition of Muammar Gaddafi’s former prime minister to Libya as “illegal”, in a broadside at his country’s prime minister.
A statement from Marzouki’s office denounced Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali’s decision to extradite Baghdadi Al Mahmoudi, saying it had been taken without consulting him.
“The presidency of the Republic expresses its rejection of the decision of the head of government to extradite M Mahmoudi and considers this decision is illegal, all the more so because it has been done unilaterally and without consulting the president of the republic,” the statement said. “The extradition decision, signed by the head of the Tunisian government, constitutes a clear violation of our country’s international commitments and those towards the UN,” the statement added.
“The president’s office holds the head of government responsible for anything that happens after the extradition...,” and for anything that subsequently befalls Mahmoudi.
Earlier on Sunday, a spokesman for Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali said it had extradited Mahmoudi, despite protests from his lawyers. Mahmoudi, who served as Gaddafi’s premier from 2006 until the final days of his regime, fled to neighbouring Tunisia last September shortly after rebel fighters took the capital Tripoli.
Agence France-Presse
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