Abdullah Senussi

Head of Libyan Military Intelligence

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December 2022 Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah stated Libya would not extradite Senussi to the United States, allegedly due to public anger over a previous extradition.
August 2021 Gunmen stormed water distribution centers, demanding Senussi's release within 72 hours. He remained in custody of the RADA Special Deterrence Forces.
December 2020 Families of IRA bombing victims demanded his extradition to the United Kingdom from the British Home Secretary.
March 2019 Twenty family members and tribe members called for Senussi's release, citing medical problems and the potential for national reconciliation.
June 2017 Transferred to the Radisson Blu Al Mahary Hotel Tripoli by Haitham Tajouri's Tripoli Revolutionaries' Brigade, where he was seen having an Iftar meal with family and tribe members.
July 2015 Senussi was sentenced to death by a Libyan court, sparking mass protests in Sabha and Brak, with his Magarha tribe threatening to disrupt water supply to Tripoli.
September 2013 Senussi's daughter Anoud was kidnapped by Libyan security forces after serving a 10-month sentence for using a forged passport, allegedly for her 'own protection'.
September 2012 Senussi admitted to the killing of Imam Musa Sadr during questioning by Lebanese officials, stating Saeed Rashed carried out the actual killing.
September 5 2012 Mauritania extradited Senussi to Libyan authorities, initiating a trial for crimes committed during his time as a close assistant to Gaddafi.
March 17 2012 Abdullah Senussi was arrested at Nouakchott airport in Mauritania, with the Libyan government requesting his extradition.

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