ICC arrest warrant for Gaddafi triggers mixed reactions

The Hague-based ICC issued arrest warrants for Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and his brother-in-law Abdullah al-Senussi, Libya's head of intelligence, on charges of crimes against humanity.

The ICC prosecutors alleged they were involved in the killing of protesters when anti-government protests broke out in the North African country in February against Gaddafi's 41-year rule.

The Libyan officials rejected the court's authority even before the decision was read in The Hague, accusing the court of unfairly targeting Africans while ignoring what they called crimes committed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Afghanistan, Iraq "and in Libya now."

"The ICC has no legitimacy whatsoever. We will deal with it ... All of its activities are directed at the African leaders," government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim told reporters Sunday.

South African President Jacob Zuma was extremely disappointed and concerned about the warrant after its release, according to South African presidential spokesman Zizi Kodwa; Kazinform cites Xinhua.

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