late libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi has been released after six years in detention by a militia group in the city of Zintan.
In a statement to the media, the militia group Abu Bakr al-Siddiq on Saturday night said that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, had been released on Friday and that he immediately left Zintan where he was captured in November 2011, a month after his father was killed in the city of Sirte, reports Efe news.
“We decided to release Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. He is now completely free. We confirm that he abandoned Zintan at the time of his release,” the group said.