Qaddafi Family to File War Crimes Complaint against NATO

More: NATO's allies in the vicious Libyan civil war, rebel militias, are torturing the residents of the "loyalist" village of Tawergha near Misrata. Human Rights Watch released a report on Sunday saying Misrata militia are terrorising the town apparently in retaliation for the civilian deaths and abuse caused by Qaddafi forces during the seige of Misrata between March and May. Witnesses interviewed by the independent human rights organization say detainees have been raped and beaten to death. One mentally ill man was beaten with a horse whip for 45 minutes while his mouth and hands were taped. He died within the space of two hours.

{28.10.11}As the shaky cell phone video linked here showed, Muammar al-Qaddafi was alive and bleeding when captured by rebel forces in Sirte. Apparently, Qaddafi's escape convoy was stopped by a NATO helicopter strike and the former dictator injured by the strafing. He fled to a roadside drainpipe where he was cornered by rebels. He surrendered. [Warning: graphic video]  Before he was shot in the head, he was displayed to a frantic rebel mob on the hood of a truck and abused. All of these rebel actions, including the exhibition of his corpse in a meat locker at Misrata, constitute war crimes if proven to be true. A French lawyer for the Qaddafi family told a French radio station he will file a complaint with the International Criminal Court that has jursidiction over war crimes. The lawyer also mentioned the bombing of a Qaddafi son's private residence by NATO as a possible war crime. The United Nations, Amnesty International, and the Libyan interim governing council have all called for a full investigation into the circumstances of Qaddifi's death.