`` He 's arrested , he 's alive , and now he will face justice , '' chief prosecutor says . Saif al-Islam was seen as a potential successor to his father , Moammar Gadhafi . He studied at the London School of Economics and speaks fluent English . TL;DR At one point during the war , sources close to the elder Gadhafi said that any transition in Libya would have to involve Saif al-Islam , long seen as a possible successor to his father . The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been captured in Tripoli by rebel forces who say they have evidence that links him with an attack on Western targets last year.
`` He 's arrested , he 's alive , and now he will face justice , '' chief prosecutor says . Saif al-Islam was seen as a potential successor to his father , Moammar Gadhafi . He studied at the London School of Economics and speaks fluent English . TL;DR The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been captured in Tripoli by rebel forces who say they have evidence that links him with an attack on Western targets last year.