Lebanese authorities release son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on bail

Hannibal Gaddafi, son of dead Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (Abdel Magid al-Fergany/AP)

Lebanese authorities released the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Monday after he paid a 900,000-dollar (£683,460) bail, ending his 10-year detention for allegedly withholding information about a missing Lebanese cleric, security officials and a member of his defence team said.

One of Hannibal Gaddafi ’s lawyers, Charbel Milad al-Khoury, told The Associated Press that Gaddafi was released on Monday evening after necessary paperwork was finished. Two security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, also confirmed that Gaddafi was set free.