Overview
- A Lebanese judicial source told AFP that an investigative judge approved release on a $11 million bond with a travel ban.
- Defense lawyer Laurent Bayon said he will challenge the bail, calling the detention arbitrary and citing sanctions that restrict access to funds.
- Kadhafi has been held since December 2015 without trial as authorities seek information about the 1978 disappearance of Shiite leader Moussa Sadr in Libya.
- His lawyer recently described his health as alarming after a hospital stay, and Human Rights Watch called in August for his immediate release.
- Kadhafi remains in custody until the bail is posted, with the legal challenge and sanctions complicating any near-term release.