'Gaddafi trial must have Hague Court judges'

TRIPOLI (AP):

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor said yesterday that Libya can put Moammar Gaddafi's son and one-time heir apparent on trial at home, but that The Hague court's judges must be involved in the case.

Luis Moreno-Ocampo was in Tripoli yesterday for talks with Libya's new leaders about their plans for Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, who was captured Saturday in southern Libya and is being held by fighters in the mountain town of Zintan, southwest of the capital.

"Seif is captured, so we are here to ensure cooperation," Moreno-Ocampo told reporters after arriving in Libya. "If they (Libyans) prosecute the case, we will discuss with them how to inform the judges, and they can do it, but our judges have to be involved."

Libya's interim prime minister, meanwhile, announced the formation of a transitional government that will lead the oil-rich country until parliamentary elections are held by the end of June.