Judges announced that Mr. Gadhafi is wanted for orchestrating the killing, injuring, arrest and imprisonment of hundreds of civilians during the first 12 days of an uprising to topple him from power after more than four decades, and for trying to cover up the alleged crimes.
Presiding judge Sanji Monageng of Botswana said Monday there were "reasonable grounds to believe'' that Mr. Gadhafi and his son are both "criminally responsible as indirect co-perpetrators" for the murder and persecution of civilians.