Abdul Jalil orders investigation into Gaddafi’s death

The Head of the Libyan National Transitional Council Mustafa Abdul Jalil said Monday he has ordered an investigation into Moammar Gaddafi's death in response to strong international pressure to determine how the ousted leader was killed by a bullet to the head shortly after he was captured alive.

Mustafa Abdul Jalil told a news conference in the eastern city of Benghazi that the National Transitional Council has formed a committee to investigate Thursday's killing amid conflicting reports of how the dictator who ruled Libya for 42 years died.

Government officials have said initial findings suggest Gaddafi was killed in the crossfire as his supporters clashed with revolutionary forces seizing control of his hometown of Sirte.

Abdul Jalil declared Libya’s liberation on Sunday and laid out plans with an Islamist tone that could rattle their Western backers.  Abdul Jalil outlined several changes to align with Islamic law such as banning banks from paying interest and lifting restrictions on the number of wives Libyan men can take.

Abdul Jalil stressed that his remarks regarding the importance of incorporating the Islamic Sharia into national legislations do not nullify any existing laws, underscoring the need to abide by Muslim fundamentals calling for respecting people’s money and lives.