Libya's Belhadj quits military post for politics

Libyan Islamist commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj has resigned his military post in a bid to enter politics.

Mr Belhadj, a key brigade leader in the 2011 toppling of Col Gaddafi, plans to run in elections next month.

He is a former member of an Islamist insurgent group which sought to overthrow Gaddafi in the 1990s.

Mr Belhadj is currently taking legal action against the UK authorities, alleging they were complicit in his 2004 rendition to Libya.

He claims he was interrogated by agents from countries including Britain and United States while detained in Libya.