Libya appeals Egypt court decision on Gaddafi cousin extradition

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya has appealed an Egyptian court decision barring the extradition of a cousin of Muammar Gaddafi, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said, adding Tripoli was also seeking the handover of the ousted dictator's former foreign minister elsewhere.

Last week, an Egyptian court ruled Gaddafi's cousin Ahmed Gaddaf Alddam should be tried in Egypt. Alddam, who is wanted in Libya for alleged counterfeiting, forgery, fraud and money laundering, is also under investigation on suspicion of attacking Egyptian police during his arrest last month.