Gaddafi's son Saif makes first appearance in Libyan court The son of the former Libyan leader was in court on Thursday in the western town of Zintan, where he is being held by former rebels, to face charges related to a visit by an International Criminal Court (ICC) lawyer last year. "He is charged with involvement with the ICC delegation which is accused of carrying papers and other things related to the security of the Libyan state," Taha Baara, spokesman for the prosecutor, said. The ICC lawyer, Australian Melinda Taylor, was herself arrested and held for three weeks after the meeting, and has since said her detention proved that Saif al-Islam could not receive a fair trial for war crimes and instead should be tried in The Hague. Another ICC defence lawyer said the court hearing in Zintan - part of Libya where the Tripoli authorities have little sway - was designed to intimidate the international court. Libya is obliged to cooperate with the ICC, lawyers say, and Tripoli's failure to hand over Saif al-Islam could result in it being reported to the Council. Libya wants to prosecute him at home, where he might face the death penalty, rather than hand him to the ICC where he could only receive a jail sentence. An ICC spokesperson said the court was not aware of the proceedings and declined to comment. Libyan spokesman Baara said the Zintan tribunal would convene again on May 2.