Saadi Gadhafi exchanged e - mail with a CNN correspondent . He said he wanted ` ` to save my beloved Tripoli '' from a humanitarian disaster . In an e-mail exchange with CNN Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson , Saadi Gadhafi -- whose capture had been announced by the rebel leadership on Sunday -- said he had the authority to negotiate and wanted to discuss a cease-fire with U.S. and NATO officials . He had been reported killed by rebel forces on Sunday .
Saadi Gadhafi exchanged e - mail with a CNN correspondent . He said he wanted ` ` to save my beloved Tripoli '' from a humanitarian disaster . He had been reported killed by rebel forces on Sunday .