Saadi Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi's son, was released from prison

A Libyan official told AFP that Saadi Gaddafi, the son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, had been released from prison and flown to Istanbul shortly after his release. Saedi was acquitted earlier in 2018 on charges of "murder, fraud, intimidation, slavery and insult and defamation."