you that Saif and those who were with him will be tried fairly . They are ensured all their rights under the law . These are the same rights that our nation did n't have for 42 years . '' The ICC in the Netherlands wants Saif al-Islam for alleged crimes against humanity , including murder , committed during the uprising this year . But officials in Libya also indicated they would like to put Saif al-Islam on trial . Although he held no high-level government office , Saif al-Islam was considered by ICC prosecutors to be Moammar Gadhafi 's `` unspoken successor and the most influential person with his inner circle , '' according to an arrest warrant issued in June . The Gadhafi regime formulated a state policy that included quelling demonstrations by lethal force , attacking civilians and imprisoning hundreds , according to the warrant . Saif al-Islam `` exercised control over crucial parts of the state apparatus , including finances and logistics and had the powers of a de facto prime minister . '' ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said the arrest was `` good news . '' `` That is very important because we consider
Tripoli , Libya -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Libyans celebrated late into the evening Saturday the reported capture of Moammar Gadhafi 's son , Saif al-Islam , nabbed in a desert gunbattle after an 18-day stakeout . Senior Libyan military officials said they believe the potential Gadhafi successor was trying to make his way to neighboring Niger , where a brother , Saadi , was granted asylum . Revolutionary fighters caught the man wanted by the International Criminal Court between the southwestern oasis town of Obari and southern town of Sabha , military commanders in Tripoli told CNN . The 39-year-old , the last Gadhafi fugitive , was taken to the city of Zintan in the western mountains . Top officials in the town rejoiced over the development . Saif al-Islam had been on the run since shortly after the fall of his father 's Bab al-Aziziya compound in the capital in August . `` I hope that this is the beginning of a state of freedom , transparency and lawfulness , '' acting Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib told reporters in Zintan . `` In the name of the great nation , we would like to allay your fears and tell