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Melinda Taylor is an Australian criminal lawyer who was arrested and detained in Libya in 2012 after being assigned by the International Criminal Court to defend Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Muammar Gaddafi.

Early life and education

Taylor is from Brisbane. She graduated from the University of Queensland with an arts/law degree in 1998.^[1]^[1]

Career

Taylor worked as a victims' advocate and in international criminal law.^[2] She worked as a researcher for Antonio Cassese, president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.^[2]

Taylor helped set up the International Criminal Court's public defence counsel in 2006 and worked on defence cases before Tribunals in Yugoslavia and Rwanda.^[1] She was assigned to provide assistance to Slobodan Milošević when he refused counsel during his trial.^[2]

In 2012, Taylor was detained along with her interpreter Helen Assaf from Lebanon, Alexander Khodakov, a diplomat from Russia, and Esteban Peralta Losilla, a legal expert from Spain.^[7]^[8] They were accused of spying by carrying coded documents to Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, their client.^[8] Taylor was accused of smuggling a miniature video camera pen and watch.^[3] Taylor was arrested and although her colleagues were released, they chose to remain with her.^[3]^[4] They were detained in the Libyan town of Zintan on 7 June.^[8] It was the first time an International Criminal Court official had been seized.^[3] The president of the court, Sang-Hyun Song, demanded Taylor's immediate release, claiming she had immunity as she was on an official mission.^[4] Many diplomatic officials, including Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr, who flew to Tripoli, lobbied for their release.^[8] In order to secure her release, the court apologised to the Libyan rebels for the incident and promised to investigate Taylor and her colleagues.^[5] They were released on 3 July and flown to Rome on a plane provided by the Italian government.^[6]

On 17 January 2013, charges of breaching national security were brought in a Zintan court against al-Islam, and against Taylor and her colleague in absentia.^[7]

In 2016, Taylor led Julian Assange's case before the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.^[8]

Personal life

Taylor is married to Geoff Roberts, who is also an International Criminal Court lawyer, and they have one daughter. They live in The Hague, Netherlands.^[9]^[2]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/the-career-of-icc-lawyer-melinda-taylor/story-e6frg15u-1226390048676|title=The career of ICC lawyer Melinda Taylor|work=Perth now|date=9 June 2012|accessdate=5 May 2016}}
2. ^¹²³{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/detained-lawyer-melinda-taylor-woman-of-integrity/story-e6frfkvr-1226391661923|title=Detained lawyer Melinda Taylor 'woman of integrity'|date=12 June 2012|accessdate=5 May 2016|work=news.com.au}}
3. ^¹²³{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/25/melinda-taylor-libya-accuse-spying|title=Libya accuses Australian ICC official of passing secret letter to Gaddafi's son|work=The Guardian|date=26 June 2012|first=Luke|last1=Harding|first2=Julian|last2=Borger|first3=Chris|last3=Stephen|accessdate=5 May 2016}}
4. ^¹²³{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/melinda-safe-and-well-in-libya-carr-told-20120610-204y0.html|title=Melinda 'safe and well' in Libya, Carr told |work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=11 June 2012|accessdate=5 May 2016|first1=Daniel|last1=Flitton|first2=Rory|last2=Callinan}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/melinda-taylor-im-free-now-lets-help-gaddafis-son/story-e6freuy9-1226419850833|title=Melinda Taylor 'I'm free, now let's help Gaddafi's son'|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=8 July 2012|accessdate=5 May 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/aust-lawyer-detained-in-libya-is-free/story-fnd134gw-1226415209789|title=Freed Australian lawyer Melinda Taylor arrives in the Netherlands|date=3 July 2012|accessdate=5 May 2016|work=Herald Sun|first=Imed|last=Lamloum}}
7. ^{{cite book|title=The Libyan Revolution and its Aftermath|page=167|date=2015|first1=Peter|last1=Cole|first2=Brian|last2=McQuinn|publisher=Oxford University Press|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=VRQoBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT151&lpg=PT151&dq=%22Melinda+Taylor%22+ICC+investigation+2013&source=bl&ots=5T_SQZfdkK&sig=FoZ9Y8c5ebX7CPN-dgv_m0LAG-g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKmv-NscLMAhUGy2MKHWseC_g4ChDoAQgoMAI#v=onepage&q&f=false}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/05/julian-assange-sweet-victory-soured-by-british-and-swedish-rejection|title=Julian Assange: 'sweet' victory soured by British and Swedish rejection|first1=Esther|last1=Addley|first2=Own|last2=Bowcott|first3=David|last3=Crouch|first4=Jessica|last4=Elgot|date=6 February 2016|accessdate=5 May 2016|work=The Guardian}}
9. ^¹²³⁴{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/aussie-lawyer-melinda-taylor-leaves-libya/story-fn59niix-1226415228687|title=Australian lawyer Melinda Taylor, freed after being held in Libya, is reunited with her family|first1=Lanai|last1=Vasek|first2=Milanda|last2=Rout|date=3 July 2012|accessdate= 5 May 2016|work=The Australian}}