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Gadhafi was captured alive Thursday in his hometown of Sirte before shaky amateur footage showed rebel fighters standing over his bloodied body. "We believe there is a need for an investigation," said Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. "More details are needed to ascertain whether he was killed in some form of fighting or was executed after his capture." "The two cell phone videos that have emerged, one of him alive, and one of him dead, taken together are very disturbing," he told reporters in Geneva. A Libyan official said Friday that the burial of Gadhafi has been delayed until his death can be examined by the International Criminal Court – though it was not immediately clear if he was referring to a look at the dictator's body or a probe into what led to his death. The U.N. Human Rights Council established an independent panel earlier this year to investigate abuses in Libya, and Colville said it would likely examine the circumstances of the 69-year-old leader's death. He said it was too early to say whether the panel – which includes Canadian judge Philippe Kirsch, the first president of the International Criminal Court – would recommend a formal investigation at the national or international level. "The dust hasn't settled yet," Colville told The Associated Press when asked if Libya was capable of conducting an independent probe into the death. "You can't just chuck the law out of the window," he added. "Killing someone outside a judicial procedure, even in countries where there is the death penalty, is outside the rule of law." Colville said the victims of Gadhafi's despotic 42-year-rule deserved to see proper judicial procedures followed and perpetrators of abuses brought to trial. "It can be a rather cathartic exercise as well as being a fundamental tenet of rule of law," he said. "Of course there are many others apart from Col. Gadhafi, so there may at least be some kind of court proceedings where we do all learn what happened and who is responsible." [s-RELATED-VIDEO-hugebw.jpg] FOLLOW HUFFPOST WORLD ON Facebook: Like [DEL: :DEL] 70k Twitter: Enter Email Address_ Get Alerts CONTRIBUTE TO THIS STORY * Send Corrections * Send us a Link * Contact us * Send a Tip * Send Photos/Videos * Comment Copyright 2013 The Local Paper. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. * Video * gaddafi killed GENEVA -- The U.N. human rights office called Friday for an investigation into the death of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, noting that his death robbed his victims of a chance at "cathartic" ju... 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View All Favorites Recency | Popularity photo OliverTwist Contrarian advocate for truth and justice 945 Fans 09:36 AM on 10/25/2011 The UN should wash the blood off their hands before they pretend to care about justice. OliverTwist: The UN should wash the blood off their hands before http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/OliverTwist/gaddafi-dead-unhcr_n_1023708_11 4780091.html History | Permalink | Share it This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinner Loading comments… photo americaisracist 428 Fans 02:03 PM on 10/22/2011 UN are trying to play the good guys now. This is all coordinated. americaisracist: UN are trying to play the good guys now. This http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/americaisracist/gaddafi-dead-unhcr_n_102370 8_114421457.html History | Permalink | Share it This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinner Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USER IMac 104 Fans 08:36 AM on 10/22/2011 Just ask the CIA - they know how it all came down! IMac: Just ask the CIA - they know how it all http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/IMac/gaddafi-dead-unhcr_n_1023708_114384558 .html History | Permalink | Share it This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinner Loading comments… photo totellthtruth1949 45 Fans 06:31 PM on 10/21/2011 Leon Knight, where are you, and Island girl, even the United Nations does not believe that Gadhafi is dead. Why else would they call for an investigation into his death? totellthtruth1949: Leon Knight, where are you, and Island girl, even the http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/totellthtruth1949/gaddafi-dead-unhcr_n_1023 708_114320314.html History | Permalink | Share it This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinner Loading comments… This user has chosen to opt out of the Badges program JacksonJones Absit iniuria verbis! 677 Fans 04:01 PM on 10/21/2011 Well of course they are calling for an investigation. The UNHCR, despite all the hopes reposed in this committee, it at its most active when seeking to protect and advance the agendas of the world foremost violators of human rights. JacksonJones: Well of course they are calling for an investigation. The http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/JacksonJones/gaddafi-dead-unhcr_n_1023708_1 14294488.html History | Permalink | Share it This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinner Loading comments… photo JerryLevy 590 Fans 11:07 AM on 10/21/2011 "Ahmad, a man from Aleppo, on hearing of Moammar Gadhafi's end, posted a note on Al Jazeera's blog: Congratulations, he said, to the Libyan people, may the same thing happen in Syria." This is the only investigation that is needed other than an investigation on whether the UN had delayed the overthrow of Gadaffi (like they did Saddam Hussain) by giving him international legitimacy. Was there an "oil for food" program sponsored by the UN for Libya like there was for Iraq? It would be a good investigation. JerryLevy: "Ahmad, a man from Aleppo, on hearing of Moammar Gadhafi's http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/JerryLevy/gaddafi-dead-unhcr_n_1023708_1142 34656.html History | Permalink | Share it This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinner Loading comments… photo Shomali 665 Fans 10:40 AM on 10/21/2011 No need to investigate: "According to the BBC, Gaddafi was reportedly killed by Mohammed al-Bibi, a young man in his 20s, who said that Gaddafi said simply "don't shoot" before the man opened fire." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/20/gaddafi-golden-gun-pistol_n_1022134.htm l I wonder if he got any of the $11 million Hillary took to Libya a couple of days ago. Shomali: No need to investigate: "According to the BBC, Gaddafi was http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Shomali/gaddafi-dead-unhcr_n_1023708_114230 344.html History | Permalink | Share it Pauline Jaing Artist, worker, mother 451 Fans 09:27 PM on 10/21/2011 Indeed. HIllary pays an unexpected visit, brings millions, and the very next day Gaddafi is killed, shot dead on the battle field, as a POW? And then we get film footage of her getting phone calls??? Sick, very sick.; Pauline_Jaing: Indeed. HIllary pays an unexpected visit, brings millions, and the http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Pauline_Jaing/gaddafi-dead-unhcr_n_1023708_ 114344511.html History | Permalink | Share it This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinner Loading comments… This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. 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