TRIPOLI, Libya — A criminal court in Libya sentenced a Khadafy-era education minister to death on Wednesday for murder and for inciting violence during the 2011 civil war, the second such guilty verdict by the same court in recent days.
A judge in Misurata, one of hardest hit cities during the war, found Ahmed Ibrahim guilty of inciting residents in Moammar Khadafy’s hometown of Surt to form armed gangs and fight the rebels that were seeking to overthrow the Libyan dictator.
Ibrahim also was convicted of spreading false news through the local radio station there and terrorizing and demoralizing the public.
The judge also found him guilty of killing a man named Moftah Sadiq el-Sofrani after kidnapping him from a hospital, as well as giving orders to kidnap and kill five other people from the same family.
The Sofrani family’s lawyer said the ruling will be sent to Libya’s Supreme Court, which will either accept the initial sentencing or accept an appeal, if filed.
The same court sentenced security official Masnour Al-Daw Gadhafi to death for his role in the civil war several days ago, according to Nasser Jibril, a journalist in Misurata who attended both trials.