CAIRO: A cousin of late Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi went on trial in Egypt yesterday on charges of attempted murder in a case that has blocked his extradition to Libya.

Ahmed Gaddaf Alddam is accused of opening fire on police when they went to detain him at his residence in Cairo in March in accordance with an Interpol arrest warrant. He is wanted in Libya for alleged counterfeiting, forgery, fraud and money laundering.

Gaddaf Alddam is also charged with “resisting the authorities” and being found in possession of unlicensed guns and ammunition. He denied the charges at the hearing.

The court turned down his lawyers’ request for bail and adjourned the proceedings until May 15. The Libyan government has lodged an appeal against an Egyptian court ruling that barred Gaddaf Alddam’s extradition.