In a press conference on Friday, Melinda Taylor, lawyer of the son of ousted Libyan leader Mohamad Gaddifi, said that "it was impossible for (her client) to receive a trial in an independent and impartial manner" according to BBC News.
Taylor was released last week from Libyan authorities along with three other delegates from the International Criminal Court (ICC) who were detained by Libyan military brigades for about a month. Taylor was accused by authorities of transferring suspicious documents, including a letter from Gaddafi ally Mohammad Ismaili, on a visit to see her client Saif al-Islam, son of the former dictator, who is being indictment by the ICC for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in the 2011 uprising.
At the conference, Taylor stated the incident has "completely underscored that it will be impossible for Mr Gaddafi to be tried in an independent and impartial manner in Libyan courts," even though her actions were "consistent with my legal obligations under ICC rules," according to BBC News.
She urged that the trial for the al-Islam take place outside Libya to ensure that he would receive a fair one. Currently, al-Islam is being held in capture by revolutionaries who demand that the case against him be held in Libya as opposed to The Hague.
The four delegates, including Taylor, are due in a Tripoli court on the 23 of July. A Libyan official told BBC News, "We expect them to come back for the hearing but if they don't, a ruling will be made in absentia."
