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Prisoner or free man? Mystery surrounds Kadhafi's son Seif

Seif al-Islam, son of the late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. [Photo: Courtesy]

Nearly a year after a Libyan militia announced it had set free the son and heir apparent of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, the fate of Seif al-Islam remains a mystery.

His reported release from detention by the Abu Bakr al-Sadiq Brigade which once controlled the town of Zintan in western Libya has never been confirmed and has fuelled wild rumours.

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