Hannibal Gaddafi Released on $11 Million Bail After Decade-Long Lebanese Detention Over Sadr Case

Oct 18, 2025 12:25 am CST

After nearly a decade in Lebanese pre-trial detention, Hannibal Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been granted release on $11 million bail. Detained since 2015 over alleged withholding of information about the 1978 disappearance of Shiite cleric Mussa Sadr, his case has raised human rights concerns and involves connections to former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's legal troubles.