On 11 November, Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said his government had decided to grant Al-Saadi asylum "on humanitarian grounds".
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Brigi Rafini, the prime minister of Niger said he would not allow Saadi to be extradited.
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During his time at Perugia, he befriended then-Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's third son, Al-Saadi Gaddafi.