Burial Day And Place Yet To Be AnnouncedTHE United Nations human rights office has called for a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding Gaddafi's death.The call came amidst conflicting reports as to how the former Libyan leader died after the NTC rebels captured him.Although the world saw a captured, bloodied and disheveled dragged by NTC into the back of a pick-up van, an official of the interim government said he died in 'a crossfire'.'It is unclear how he died. There is a need for an investigation,' UN human rights spokesman, Rupert Colville told a news briefing in Geneva.Indeed, an international commission of inquiry, launched by the UN Human Rights Council, is already investigating killings, torture and other crimes in Libya.Referring to separate cell phone images showing a wounded Gaddafi first alive and then later dead amidst a jumble of anti-Gaddafi fighters after his capture in his hometown of Sirte on Thursday, Colville added: 'Taken together, they were very disturbing.'Colville said he expected that the team would look into the circumstances of Gaddafi's death.'It is a fundamental principle of international law that people accused of serious crimes should if possible be tried. Summary executions are strictly illegal. It is different if someone is killed in combat,' he stated.Meanwhile, there were strong indications at press time that Gaddafi would be buried yesterday according to Muslim rites.'He will get his right like any Muslim; his body will be washed and treated with dignity.'I expect he will be buried in a Muslim cemetery within 24 hours,' Commander Abdul-Salam Eleiwa said in Misrata, where fighters were keeping Gaddafi's body in a large cold store in an old market area.He said he did not know where the burial would take place in Libya, whether in Misrata, which was a stronghold of anti-Gaddafi rebels that toppled him in an eight-month civil war.The body, which was shown to fighters and journalists, bore a bullet hole in the side of the head, as well as a large bruise on one side and scratch marks.There was some blood on the body though far less than seen in a video of Gaddafi shortly after his capture.Fighters shouted 'God is great'' as they were ushered in by guards, but there were no officials of the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) in the area.There were signs yesterday of a dispute between the NTC and the fighters from Misrata, a stronghold of the rebel movement that brought Gaddafi down with help from NATO, over where to bury the strongman who ruled for 42 years.It was not clear if the fighters on the ground felt they should have a say in the decision on Gaddafi's burial, since they fought to oust the veteran leader and then hunted him down.'They are not agreeing on the place of burial,' said an NTC official who declined to be named.'Under Islam, he should have been buried quickly, but they have to reach an agreement whether he is to be buried in Misrata, Sirte, or somewhere else,' the official added.Gaddafi was captured alive in his hometown of Sirte on Thursday, but died later while in the hands of fighters in circumstances that are still not clear.NTC official, Ali Tarhouni, who is oil minister in the interim government, said a decision had yet to be taken.'I told them to keep it in the freezer for a few days to make sure that everybody knows he is dead,' he told Reuters.Asked about the burial arrangements, including where he would be buried, he said: 'There is no decision yet.'Tarhouni also said a decision on who would be prime minister of Libya's interim government would be made 'most likely next week,' adding that he was a contender.He said the NTC had set a rough timetable of eight months for drafting a new constitution, then holding elections, but added: 'I think it will be longer than eight months.
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