GGermany

Libya – The comeback of Saif Al Islam Al Gaddafi | DW Documentary

  • August 24, 2024



Libya – The comeback of Saif Al Islam Al Gaddafi | DW Documentary

Few had reckoned on this scenario: another Gaddafi vying for power. Saif Al Islam Al Gaddafi is the second son of the Libyan dictator Muammar Al Gaddafi, who was killed in 2011. Now, Saif Al Islam Al Gaddafi is a candidate in Libya’s presidential elections.

Statements from relatives and political actors paint a portrait of an unpredictable and fiercely determined man. Saif Al Islam Al Gaddafi’s presidential bid is a major challenge for Libya. The second son of the Libyan dictator Muammar Al Gaddafi has been convicted several times in Libya and is being prosecuted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

Saif Al Islam Al Gaddafi has had an unusual life: he grew up a clan that operated with a high degree of paranoia, suspecting conspiracies at work everwhere. Later, he led a playboy lifestyle in Europe, presenting himself to the world as a reformer. In the second phase of his life, which began with the Libyan revolution of 2011, he perpetuated the repressive style of his father’s regime. He was taken prisoner by anti-Gaddifi militias who made him stand trial — but only allowed him to take part via videolink.

Everyone in Libya is talking about him, all kinds of rumors are doing the rounds, his life is under threat. People say he’s a crazy, sick mystic who’s absconded into the desert. What’s making him run for president, despite the death threats? Does he stand a chance of winning? What does he know about the secret machinations of his father’s regime? His eventful life mirrors the current chaos in Libya: a country divided, with one government in the east and another in the west, rival militias vying for power and foreign states influencing the conflict. With statements from relatives and political actors, the film paints a portrait of Saif Al Islam – an unpredictable and fiercely determined survivor who is trying to find his way.

#documentary #dwdocumentary
______

DW Documentary gives you knowledge beyond the headlines. Watch top documentaries from German broadcasters and international production companies. Meet intriguing people, travel to distant lands, get a look behind the complexities of daily life and build a deeper understanding of current affairs and global events. Subscribe and explore the world around you with DW Documentary.

Subscribe to:
⮞ DW Documentary (English): https://www.youtube.com/dwdocumentary
⮞ DW Documental (Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/dwdocumental
⮞ DW Documentary وثائقية دي دبليو (Arabic): https://www.youtube.com/dwdocarabia
⮞ DW Doku (German): https://www.youtube.com/dwdoku
⮞ DW Documentary हिन्दी (Hindi): https://www.youtube.com/dwdochindi

For more visit: http://www.dw.com/en/tv/docfilm/s-3610
Follow DW Documentary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwdocumentary/
Follow DW Documental on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwdocumental

We kindly ask viewers to read and stick to the DW netiquette policy on our channel: https://p.dw.com/p/MF1G

29 comments

  3. He deserves to be president of Libya. The title shows that this country is still under attack by the Western media. He would take this country back to its previous glory. RIP Gaddafi

  4. It's a matter of fact that DW is the mouthpiece of German government, and propaganda tools of Western interest as such have no credibility in labeling saifa qadafi war criminal while ignoring western leaders crime against libya and other african countries and around the world. SHAME

  6. It's striking that there hasn't been a documentary highlighting the devastating impact of Netanyahu's and G.W. Bush's actions on women and children, resulting in loss of life. This omission raises concerns about a double standard, where certain issues receive extensive coverage while others are overlooked.

  9. Gaddafi's warning to the US was true, there was no revolution in libya but jihads who wanted to take over the gov't….the truth of that warning is evident today in libya

  12. This maybe the man to solve Europe's migrant crisis, not Nigel Farage's xenophobia. That crisis is solved if Libya becomes a sovereign country again and secures its borders.

  17. It is truly in bad taste what DW are doing you have no right to demean this man and his father was not a dictator those who killed him are the dictators. DW you are truly below expectations.

  19. DW is garbage, the heading is propaganda. Gadaffi was a good man, I am glad people and the comments recognize this DW is garbage propaganda media.

  21. We do not do it because we are happy but because of sin, our parents, our ancestors are enslaved, killed, and insulted even in death, we are made heroes and asked to ask for justice, so called reparations, they should have left our ancestors and parents alone. God Save the Late King of men, Gaddafi.

  26. Once Recep Tayyip Erdogan rightly said Western powers are promoting and sponsoring Proxy wars in all over the world. From Latin america to Africa and From Middle east to Asia.

Leave a Reply