Gadhafi Dead and Buried in Secret Location, Supporters Executed

Libyans filed past Moammar Gadhafi's decomposing body for a fourth day on Monday, keen to see for themselves that the fallen strongman was dead, while talks dragged on among emerging local factions over disposing of the corpse. Beside Gadhafi's body are the bodies of his son Mutassim (R) and his army head Abu Bakr Younis. Photo: Reuters

Moammar Gadhafi, who was shot dead last Thursday, was buried in a secret desert location by Libya's interim government on Tuesday morning. He was laid to rest with Mutassim Gadhafi, his son and the former National Security Adviser of Libya.

He was taken over early in the morning and he has just been buried now in the desert along with his son, National Transitional Councilvictims were shot while being held as prisoners, when that part of Sirte was controlled by anti-Gadhafi brigades who appear to act outside the control of the National Transitional Council,” Bouckaert said. “If the NTC fails to investigate this crime it will signal that those who fought against Gadhafi can do anything without fear of prosecution.”

Investigating Gadhafi's Death

Buried along with Gadhafi are the hopes of using his body for an investigation into how he died. Gadhafi was captured in the battle of Sirte and died as NTC fighters took him to Misrata, but what happened in between is unclear. Video taken immediately after his capture show the revolutionary fighters beating their former leader, but the government maintains that Gadhafi died from bullet wounds when loyalist fighters attacked the