ZINTAN, Libya (AP) The son of late dictator Moammar Gadhafi briefly appeared before a militia-backed court in a western Libyan town on Thursday only to see the proceedings against him adjourned until the end of February.
Since the end of Libya's 2011 civil war, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi has been held by a militia in Zintan, which has refused to hand him over for a separate trial in the capital, Tripoli a sign of the central government's weakness.
In Tripoli, he is being tried in absentia along with 39 other Gadhafi regime figures, including notorious spymaster Abdullah al-Senoussi, for alleged crimes during Libya's conflict.
Seif al-Islam is also wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity.
The only Gadhfai son in custody, Seif al-Islam looked healthy during his brief appearance Thursday in the Zintan court. Wearing a blue prison uniform, he replied with a "no" when the judge asked him whether he had any requests.