A judge in Lebanon has ordered the release on bail and imposed a travel ban on Hannibal Gaddafi , the youngest son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who has been held for nearly a decade in pre-trial detention.

Lebanon’s National News Agency confirmed Gaddafi’s bail ruling on Friday in a case related to the kidnapping and disappearance of revered Lebanese Shia leader Musa al-Sadr in Libya.

The court’s decision was greeted with ridicule by Gaddafi’s lawyer Laurent Bayon.

The “release on bail is totally unacceptable in a case of arbitrary detention. We will challenge the bail,” Bayon told the AFP news agency.

Bayon also said his client “is under international sanctions” and could not pay the large bail fee.

“Where do you want him to find $11m?” Bayon asked.

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