Gaddafi’s son announces candidacy for president of Libya

Seif al-Islam, left, registers his candidacy for the country’s presidential election next month (Libyan High National Elections Commission/AP)

The son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has announced his candidacy for the country’s presidential election next month.

Seif al-Islam, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity related to the 2011 uprising, submitted his candidacy papers in the southern town of Sabha, Libya’s High National Elections Commission said in a statement on Sunday.