Gaddafi Funeral Video: Footage Claims To Show Secret Ceremony

Footage aired by Dubai-based Al Alaan TV purports to show the funeral of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Mutassim, and Libya's former National Security Advisor Abu Bakr Yunis.

According to The Telegraph, the commentator claims the shaky video shows open coffins containing the three men's bodies. The International Business Times reports that Gaddafi's personal cleric, Kahled Tantoush, is shown reciting an Islamic funeral prayer.

Gaddafi reportedly was buried Tuesday in a secret desert location to prevent people from defacing his grave and loyalists from turning it into a shrine. According to the Associated Press, the bodies were removed overnight from the commercial freezer where they had been on display for four days:

"They were then buried at dawn Tuesday, according to Ibrahim Beitalmal, a spokesman for the military council in Misrata. Bani also confirmed the burial.

In a text message, Beitalmal said Islamic prayers were read over the bodies and that relatives and members of the local and military councils of Misrata attended the funeral."

The BBC spoke with Sheikh Khaled Tantoush, a trusted cleric under Gaddafi's regime, about the details of the funeral. According to Tantoush, Gaddafi was buried in accordance with Islamic rites. "Yes. They let us clean him and do what Islamic people do when a Muslim dies," he reportedly said.

In the video above, watch the amateur footage broadcast by Al Alaan TV.

Comments

[Karama]

03:54 AM on 10/30/2011

The Libyan people are probably going from under the thumb of a dictator to under the thumb of another dictator. We'll see!

[Joe Shmozler]

10:50 PM on 10/29/2011

I have secret footage of the rebels using Gadhafi as a boogie board.

[caprawalie]

10:15 PM on 10/29/2011

They should have asked the US to dispose of him at sea just like OBL, perhaps at the same spot so that the two can share the bellies of the same sharks...burying Gadhaffi in the desert will come back to bite future governments as there will be searches for his body as his crimes are forgotten sand he is reincarnated as a hero...the new and so called revolutionary front is lead by a liar, Jalil who claims that MG was killed in a shoot out and whose first proclamation is the Libya will become a Sharia state and his first major statement is to reinstate polygamy...what a farce!

[doughtya49]

04:35 PM on 10/28/2011

Now that the rebels have taken over in Libya we'll see the religious persecution of non-muslims. Where will our government stand in support of religious freedom of these people. Will we support those that want to be non-muslims and what steps will we take?? Islam is a political/economic/religious system that pretty mcu dictates all aspects of life. So much for Islamic enlightenment

[Sasa Milosevic]

07:33 AM on 10/28/2011

Nothing will wash away these brutal execustions over Gaddafi and his son.

It is crime and deserve to be punished. No compromise. Gaddafi and his family could be judged. ICC wanted him. Libya could extradited him. But, they wanted his death.

They are victims of radical Islamists. If you watch the video with death bodies of Gaddafi and Mutassim it is possible observe big wound on Mutassim's neck. As he was slaughterd. Using the knife is well-known " arm for killing" practiced by Arab mercenaries.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=vxQce4Y-zvM

Unfortunately, such people will lead Libya to " new democratic era"

But final destination is the Hell...

[tokyomk]

10:42 PM on 10/27/2011

It is strange that there is no parade, no medal, no book deal, no CNN interviews for the guy who took it upon himself to be judge, jury and executioner of Gaddafi.

Perhaps the executioner should be put on trial for stealing the rights of countless Libyan victims who have been denied seeing Gadaffi stand trial for his crimes.

There is no honor, no glory, and no civility in the manner in which Gadaffi was executed.

[mollynova]

03:47 PM on 10/28/2011

And just who is that 'guy' that personally took it upon himself to be judge, jury and executioner of Gaddafi? hmm?? Seems to me Gaddafi got captured, got caught in some crossfire and got killed unintentionally. But if he was deliberately killed, then who did it? Find the man who fired the gun and prosecute him to your heart's content.

But if your comment is a veiled attempt to blame Obama for Gaddafi's death then I'm not buying that boatload of B.S. That would be a coward's straw man argument, to find Obama to blame and I am tired of people always trying to vilify him for any reason, any reason at all. Honor, glory and civility should be applied to our POTUS for helping NATO take down a dictator who killed his own people just because he could.

[tokyomk]

02:46 AM on 10/29/2011

Wow. You make an incredibly wild and totally inaccurate and unrelated argument in your second paragraph. How does Obama figure into this debate? Likewise, I am tired of people like you have try to introduce Obama into every debate, when it has nothing to do with him. Let me guess ... you saw my Ron Paul avatar and drew an assumption from there. Nice try, but I am an independent voter.

By the way, the guy who claims to have shot Gadaffi is Sanad al-Sadek al-Ureibi. Apparently, he is still waiting for his parade, his interviews with CNN and his book deal.

[Jeff Tenenbaum]

06:58 AM on 10/29/2011

A tad...I don't know the right words...defensively vindictive? I loathe George W. Bush, but did you come to his defense when he feel victim to straw man arguments and vilification? I understand if you think he didn't deserve "honor, glory, and civility", but if that's the case you undermine your own belief: that "honor, golry and civility should be applied to our POTUS...".

[HeartyEffort]

02:09 AM on 10/27/2011

Gaddafi lived as a gangster and died as one too.

[mudshark12]

11:21 PM on 10/26/2011

At least the video wasn't as shaky as the one where he got shot, good riddance to bad rubbish and the world IS a better place without him.

[sfizi]

10:01 PM on 10/26/2011

The hearse was a dumpster ( not shown )

[fd909]

08:16 PM on 10/26/2011

What a gyp. I was hoping to see them throwing him in a big pit, a few tires, some gas, etc. Guess not. And the dang world series is rained out 'till tomorrow!

[onlyonecandor]

07:17 PM on 10/26/2011

Now the libyans will see what real oppression will be like at the hands of the international bankers.

[krist6804]

07:11 PM on 10/26/2011

What about the secret furneral of the middle class of America? Would that be of any importence to anyone?

Excuse me, I for got. My golden parachute is so golden, why should I care. Sorry for the question.

[reagun1]

07:35 PM on 10/26/2011

And as soon as the funeral for the middle class is over, go on over to the White House and arrest Obama for murder.

[Gloria Casillas]

01:37 AM on 10/29/2011

The death of the middle class? I think not. OWS is the sign that the middle class might recuperate. As for the strangle hold arround the neck that is choking the middle class to death...blame your corporations.

[stanleycorp1]

07:01 PM on 10/26/2011

I must agree with all who were hoping to see the graphic part... especially after the last videos were disturbing... I was expecting dismemberment - live streamed cremations or something - come on its Halloween... I actually feel bad about his death in a way... for his family... life in prison is better, the family does not suffer as bad, and once your dead you're dead- you care anymore...

[eyeforeye42]

06:45 PM on 10/26/2011

He got his just desserts! Notice no tears are lost at his passing.

[wardropper]

06:00 PM on 10/28/2011

How would you know...?

[mayanindependentspeak]

06:26 PM on 10/26/2011

The deaths of 2 Muslim leaders. 2 situations handled very differently:

Gaddafi gets shot up, beat up and finally executed, with most of it on tape. There is before, during and after film that shows virtually all of it, and the film and pics are all over the internet.

Then, contrary to Muslim tradition which calls for a burial within 24 hours of death, Gaddafi gets to lay around on display for 3 or 4 days before he is buried.

And there is no Muslim outcry. No days of rage. No vendettas against Gadaffi's captors and killers.

Now flash back to bin Laden. According to our govt, bin Laden was:

Supposedly killed in secret.

His body was supposedly flown out to the USS Carl Vinson and immediately buried so as not to offend Muslims.

His body was supposedly buried at sea so as to not leave his burial site as a rallying point for his supporters.

Although video and pics supposedly exist of the supposed bin Laden killing, none are released for fear of Muslim outcry, days of rage and vendettas against the supposed killers.

Why are the two situations processed so differently?

Maybe because the Libyans actually killed Gaddafi and the US did not kill bin Laden.

[svalbard777]

12:40 PM on 10/29/2011

It's hard to say what the average person in Libya truly thinks at this point. Most of them are likely terrified and in shock. Imagine how people here would feel if China came in and armed OWS protesters or Tea Party protesters, or some religious group. And bomb our military and anything else that stands in the way of a rebellion making its way to Washington where they kill anyone supporting the president (hacking off limbs, multiple syringes in bodies, burning people - all reported here in Huff Po) then capture and kill the President (Bush or Obama or whoever), and hischildren, take over media announcing liberation abd new leaders. Think how 911 affected U.S. citizens and how much bigger this is to Libyans.

Nobody in their right mind is going to go out on the streets and announcing they like Gadhafi. Now that they're a democracy they'd be killed.

As far as bin Laden who knows? It does seem suspicious. Either case is just another example of how barbaric the world has become. Heads of state especially are not to be killed and should be treated with respect, regardless. Criminals are to be captured and put on trial, not killed first tried later. This kind of stuff may be popular among some, but doesn't bode well for the future. The little things separate us from the bad guys. Without rule of law there's no distinction.

[lkfman]

07:10 PM on 10/29/2011

Well put. F & F.