Court says son of Muammar Gaddafi can contest presidential election in Libya

Seif al-Islam Gaddafi speaks to the media at a press conference (Ben Curtis/AP)

A Libyan court overturned a decision by the country’s top electoral body that disqualified the son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi from running in upcoming presidential elections.

A court in the southern province of Sabha ruled in Seif al-Islam Gaddafi’s favour, Libyan media outlets reported.