Lawyers representing Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, have firmly denied reports claiming that Qatar intends to pay his court-ordered bail in Lebanon. The defense team described the rumors, which circulated widely on social media, as “completely false and unfounded.”
In an official statement, the lawyers clarified that Hannibal Gaddafi has not received any financial offer or communication from Qatar or any other international party regarding his bail. They stressed that no government or organization has intervened in the case, which remains a matter of Lebanese judicial proceedings.
The legal team criticized the bail terms imposed by the Lebanese court, calling them “excessive and unrealistic,” and said they effectively prevent their client’s release. They also pointed to what they described as a “serious legal contradiction” — a simultaneous travel ban issued against Gaddafi despite the court’s decision to grant his release — arguing that such conditions make his freedom “legally impossible.”
Hannibal Gaddafi has been detained in Lebanon since 2015 in connection with the decades-old disappearance of Lebanese cleric Imam Musa al-Sadr, who vanished during a visit to Libya in 1978. His lawyers have long maintained that he was a child at the time and had no involvement in the incident.
International human rights organizations have repeatedly called for Gaddafi’s release, arguing that his prolonged detention without trial violates both Lebanese law and international conventions. His defense team reiterated that his imprisonment has become political and that unfounded rumors, including claims about Qatar, are attempts to deflect attention from the ongoing injustice.