An ICC spokesman said chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo would travel to Libya this week for talks with the new regime, as world leaders called on the authorities in Tripoli to ensure that justice was done.
Saif al-Islam was arrested in the south of Libya on Saturday, a senior National Transitional Council official said, almost a month to the day since the capture and gruesome killing of his father.
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Saif al-Islam Photo: Reuters''We are happy that this time the new authorities in Libya did not resort to summary justice for Saif al-Islam, the son of the ousted leader Gaddafi,'' he said.
Saif al-Islam, who was considered Gaddafi's heir apparent, is wanted by the court for crimes against humanity, allegedly committed during the former regime's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in February.
He, his father and Gaddafi's security chief, Abdullah al-Senussi, were all accused of having orchestrated the deadly operations against the protesters to put down the revolt by ''any means necessary''.
The security forces, acting on their orders, killed or wounded hundreds of anti-regime demonstrators, arresting hundreds of others as they tried to quash the uprising, which began in mid-February.
''We are co-ordinating with the Libyan Ministry of Justice to ensure that any solution in regards to Saif al-Islam's arrest is in accordance with the law,'' Mr Moreno-Ocampo's spokeswoman said.
ICC spokesman Fadi al-Abdallah said the Libyan authorities were obliged to co-operate with the ICC and surrender him to the court as required by the UN resolution on Libya.
''If they want a trial in Libya, they must submit a request for dismissal and procedures in Libya must be conducted on the same charges as those contained in the warrant of the ICC,'' Mr Abdallah said.
The ignominious end of Muammar Gaddafi and another of his sons, Muatassim, both killed after being captured last month, has increased concerns in the international community for the fate of Saif al-Islam.
The US State Department called for him to receive humane treatment. His trial ''would be another step away from a 40-year dark chapter in Libyan history and help move the Libyan people towards the peaceful and democratic future they deserve'', it said.
Mr Moreno-Ocampo told the UN Security Council earlier this month his office was in contact with ''individuals linked to Saif al-Islam'' to negotiate the terms of his surrender.
Saif al-Islam's representatives had asked what would happen to him if he appeared before judges and the various possible outcomes.
AFP
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