The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo,?has requested INTERPOL to issue a Red Notice to arrest Muammar Gaddafi for the alleged crimes against humanity of murder and persecution, an ICC statement said Thursday.

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Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi looks on during a news conference at the Quirinale palace in Rome in this June 10, 2009 file photo. [Xinhua]

"Arresting Gaddafi is matter of time", said Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo.

An INTERPOL Red Notice seeks the provisional arrest of Gaddafi with a view to extradition or surrender to an international court based on an arrest warrant or court decision.

The Prosecutor has?also requested Red Notices for the arrest of Gaddafi's son Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and his intelligence chief Abdullah Al-Senussi.?

The Office continues its investigation in Libya. "These are crimes which will not be ignored by the international community," said the Prosecutor.?