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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's protocol chief has been arrested in France at the request of Tripoli on suspicion of embezzlement, AFP said on Tuesday. Nuri Al-Mismari, a former close aide to the veteran Libyan leader, was presented to prosecutors in Versailles near Paris on Monday.
He was detained while French authorities examine Libya's extradition request, according to officials.
Libya has 30 days to present supporting documents for its request that back up their accusations that Al-Mismari had embezzled state funds, AFP said.
Al-Mismari, who was arrested Sunday in a Paris suburb where he was temporarily living, had fled to France to seek asylum.
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