Libyan authorities have launched an investigation into the killing of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, following a fatal shooting in the north-western city of Zintan.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Office of the Public Prosecutor said forensic teams had been dispatched to Zintan to examine the scene and gather evidence. Prosecutors confirmed that Seif al-Islam died from gunshot wounds and said efforts were underway to identify those responsible.
“The victim died as a result of firearm injuries,” the statement said, adding that investigators are seeking to question witnesses and anyone who may have information relevant to the attack.
Seif al-Islam’s lawyer, Marcel Ceccaldi, told AFP that his client was killed on Tuesday when an unidentified four-man armed group stormed his residence in Zintan.
Libya has remained politically divided since the 2011 overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, with a UN-backed government based in Tripoli and a rival eastern administration aligned with military strongman Khalifa Haftar. Neither authority has issued an official comment on the killing.
The only public response so far has come from Moussa al-Kouni, Vice President of Libya’s Presidential Council representing the Fezzan region, who condemned the violence.
“No to political assassinations, no to imposing demands by force, and no to violence as a language or means of expression,” al-Kouni said in a post on X.
