Libya court adjourns trial of Gaddafi son

Saadi Gaddafi, a son of Libya's slain dictator Moamer Gaddafi, appeared in court yesterday to face trial on charges of murder and repression during the 2011 revolution.

Dressed in prison-issued blue uniform, Saadi, 42, sat in the dock as the presiding judge consulted with a defence lawyer. Minutes later the judge announced that he was adjourning the trial to December 6. He gave no reason for the delay.

Gaddafi's third oldest son had sought refuge in Niger after the 2011 armed uprising that toppled his father. He is charged with the first-degree murder in 2005 of a former trainer at Tripoli's Al-Ittihad football club and his trial opened in May.