Now this is one of those deals where I am sure anyone with a gun that is on the ground in Libya could participate in this bounty? But it sounds like the rebels are really trying to reach out to his inner circle folks by offering amnesty and money. We will see and it just might produce. In Iraq, a bounty certainly helped to find Uday and Qusay. Although that bounty was worth $30 million. Maybe some more donors will add to the Gaddafi bounty?
I must add that there have been prior reports of bounties on Gaddafi. This report stated 10 million pounds. So maybe this could be added if true? Either way, the bounty I just reported has proof via a press release. –Matt
Libya: Rebels put £1m bounty on Gaddafi’s head
Libya’s rebel council has offered a £1m reward for the capture, dead or alive, of deposed ruler Colonel Gaddafi.
By Matthew Holehouse
24 Aug 2011
The rebels will also give amnesty to members of Gaddafi’s close circle who kill or capture him, Abdel Jalil, the chairman of the Transitional National Council said today.
The bounty of two million Libyan dinars (£1m, $1.67m) was offered by two businessmen from Benghazi.
“The National Transitional Council announces that any of his inner circle who kill Gaddafi or capture him, society will give amnesty or pardon for any crime he has committed,” chairman Jalil said.
Today there was heavy fighting in the south of Tripoli as rebels hunted the dictator.
“We think Gaddafi is hiding somewhere in Tripoli. He is likely to be in the al-Hadhba al-Khandra area,” an official said.
Link to story here.Link to video of Abdel Jalil stating the terms of the bounty.