By IANS,
Washington : Slain Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi’s intelligence chief Buzeid Dorda went on trial Tuesday, the first former regime official to be put before prosecutors in post-revolutionary Libya, CNN reported.
Dorda denied charges, including responsibility for the killing of protestors, as he looked resigned to his fate and sounded hoarse when he spoke.
“I not only deny the charges, I am saying they are made up and they are the opposite of what I did,” he said.
Dorda is also charged with trying to use tribesmen to take action against the country, abusing his position to deny people their rights and using his authority to suppress the people, CNN said.
He appeared in a blue jumpsuit and carried crutches as two security officers assisted him into the court, where he sat behind a wire mesh. He was not cuffed.
The former intelligence chief stood as the charges were read, holding the wire mesh for support, and asked if he could respond to each accusation in turn.
His lawyer asked for an adjournment of a month to prepare his case. The trial would continue June 26.