{"id":24832,"date":"2014-03-28T21:58:41","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T20:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=24832"},"modified":"2014-03-28T21:58:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T20:58:41","slug":"gaddafis-son-apologises-asks-for-forgiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/gaddafis-son-apologises-asks-for-forgiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaddafi\u2019s Son Apologises, Asks For Forgiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Detained son of late Libyan dictator Moamar Gaddafi, Saadi Gaddafi, has apologised for what he called \u201cmy attempts to destabilise the country\u201d. He also asked for forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI should have helped achieve renaissance in the country. I shouldn\u2019t have carried out such deeds,\u201d he said without elaborating in a video broadcast late on Thursday on Libya\u2019s state television.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI want Libya\u2019s leaders, people, government and the Congress (parliament) to forgive me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saadi, Gaddafi\u2019s third son, was extradited earlier this month by Niger, where he sought refuge after armed uprising in 2011 against his father.<\/p>\n<p>Saadi, 40, appeared in the footage in good health apparently to quash rumours that he had been tortured in prison.<\/p>\n<p>He is due to go on trial next month for allegedly ordering the shooting of peaceful protesters during the uprising against his father.<\/p>\n<p>Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 42 years, was captured and killed in Oct. 2011.<\/p>\n<p>AFP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detained son of late Libyan dictator Moamar Gaddafi, Saadi Gaddafi, has apologised for what he called \u201cmy attempts to destabilise the country\u201d. 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