Saif al-Islam Gaddafi fired up social networking sites in Libya and returned to prominence within hours after a photo of his speech was released, in his first appearance months before his disappearance since presenting his papers. of candidacy in the presidential election a year ago.
Gaddafi’s son has appeared in a new photo that has been circulating since Sunday evening, and he was in a sports suit, with the usual gray beard, and was wearing his famous glasses that did not leave him and did not change them since his father’s government. , in a desert area believed to be in southern Libya, while it has not been confirmed after the date this photo was taken.
Saif al-Islam
The appearance of Saif al-Islam aroused the interest of the Libyan public and became the talk of social networking sites and pages, where his image was widely disseminated, and some went to analyze his facial expressions and looks, between those who saw that they carried clear anger and the will to take revenge, and those who considered them looks of expectation and anticipation for the next that reflected a challenge. The ability to confront.
This heightened interest in the recent appearance of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi draws attention to the popularity he still enjoys within Libya and the concomitant debate about his future and what he can do or what could happen to him, especially after announcing the his return to work politics and his desire to run for president. .
Interestingly, the late colonel’s son had disappeared since his appearance in the southern city of Sabha on the day his candidacy papers were presented for the presidential election in November last year, following his candidacy at that time. he faced a serious problem after being sentenced by a Libyan court and the issuance of an arrest warrant against him by the International Criminal Court. He also encountered strong opposition from political forces, particularly those against his father’s government.
This prompted the High Electoral Commission to exclude him from the initial list of candidates, before the court of Sabha did him justice and decided to put his name on the final lists of presidential candidates in Libya, which could not be done to cause of legal disputes over the eligibility of candidates and conditions for candidacy and political tensions between competing fields.
It is interesting to note that Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi launched a political initiative at the end of last January to resolve what he called the “political impasse in the country”, which includes the postponement of presidential elections and the holding of parliamentary elections. . road map imposed on Libyans and respects the wishes of 2.5 million voters.
