A Libyan official on Wednesday called on international rights groups to oversee the extradition of former prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi from Tunisia and his subsequent trial, dpa reported.
"Amnesty International and any other rights group can visit Libya any time with no prior notice to oversee the arrest and trial of al-Mahmoudi, as well as other figures of Moamer Gaddafi's regime," Abdul Majid Saad, a prosecutor at Libya's attorney general's office, told dpa in Tunis.
A court in the Tunisian capital on Tuesday approved a request by Libya's new authorities for al-Mahmoudi to be extradited, despite concerns expressed by rights groups and al-Mahmoudi himself over his safety.
"Libyan judiciary will not harm any of them and will deal with them as Libyan citizens, even if they are facing murder charges, and will provide them with all guarantees for a fair trial," Saad added.
Al-Mahmoudi, 70, was prime minister until the final days of slain leader Gaddafi. He was arrested on September 21 in Tunisia and jailed for illegal entry.
Libyan authorities accuses al-Mahmoudi for alleged corruption and having "incited rapes of women."
Saad said he is charged with ordering "illegal transactions between 2004 and 2006" worth 550 million Libyan dinars (around 446 million dollars).
The London-based Amnesty International last week urged Tunisia not to extradite al-Mahmoudi, saying he would face "real risks, serious human rights violations, including torture, extra-judicial execution and unfair trial."
The fears came following the controversial death of Gaddafi.