Malta is seeking assurances that a Libyan prisoner, Mohamed Ali Al-Musharti, known as “Lilu King,” will not be executed or tortured if he is extradited to Libya. A Maltese justice minister said he would sign the extradition documents once all legal requirements are met, with a final transfer decision still dependent on judicial and legal procedures in Malta. The assurances were provided by Libyan authorities in response to a request from Malta. The move comes after Maltese law blocks extraditions to countries where people could face the death penalty. Malta’s Minister for Home Affairs and Security, Glenn Bedingfield, said Libya sent a formal written extradition request in September last year for the Libyan national wanted on criminal charges. The case follows a Maltese decision on September 17 to revoke Al-Musharti’s refugee status, which he had received in 2015 after leaving Libya. Al-Musharti remains in custody in connection with criminal cases involving allegations of money laundering, organized crime, complicity in a violent assault and kidnapping. He denies the allegations. His extradition request is still working its way through Malta’s courts and legal process before a final decision is made.