Rebels in Libya will not sue Muammar Gaddafi for his crimes, if agreed to withdraw from his post in the next 72 hours, said the head of Libya's national council today
afternoon, said."If he left Libya in the next 72 hours and stop air strikes, we as Libyans will refuse to judge the crimes," he said by telephone on Al Jazeera TV Mustafa Abdel Jalil, a former justice minister.
He stressed that the ultimatum would be extended after the 72 hours. Libyan national council is based in the eastern city
of Benghazi.Two senior associates of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have been placed under house arrest in Tripoli, said today a source close to the government.
Gen. Mustafa Karroubi, a member of the Command Council of the Libyan revolution, and Defense Minister Abu Bakr Yunis under house arrest because they were against operations being taken against the people, explained the source, who asked to remain anonymous. Younis is one of 26 people have that the EU ban travel and freeze the assets.
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22350Revolutionary Guards of Muammar Gaddafi today threw a grenade at a hotel with foreign journalists
naseveroiztochniya in downtown Benghazi. No information on injuries or killed in hotel "Ouzo".
The European Union agreed today to announce new sanctions against Libya , focusing mainly on sovereign fund of the North African countries and its central mole after the assets of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and 25 people from his close circle were frozen in late February.
Libya offers an international team of United Nations, including the representation of the EU to investigate the situation in the country .
It said senior EU sources in Brussels after the end of the technical mission sent to Tripoli at the end come over week by the High Representative for Foreign politikai Catherine Ashton.
Bulgaria is one of eight EU countries that still have their diplomatic representatives in Libya, together with Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Italy, Netherlands, Malta and Hungary.
Flight of the EU delegation and its security in Tripoli have been provided by the Italian government.
Delegation is not seen nothing unusual in Tripoli, people were on the streets have not heard gunshots, was no unusual behavior. The feeling is calm before the storm, said a participant in the delegation who wished to remain anonymous.
The technical mission that was tasked with dadostavi information from the site of the events firsthand, was accepted into the MFA in Tripoli by the Head of European Department of the Ministry. Impressions of the visit will be otnesenikam secures that will be discussed by the State or Government and Foreign Ministers of EU countries worked to meet on Thursday and Friday in Brussels.
For Friday to a meeting of defense ministers from NATO headquarters in alliance dedicated to naobstanovkata in Libya.
Tripoli offered an international mission under UN auspices and povazmozhnost supported by Brussels to start work as soon as possible. The authorities in Libya are confident that the mission will be able to visit all locations throughout the country wherever and whenever he wants. According to local authorities podobnorazsledvane will clarify the question of responsibility for any violence.
Military experts say
no-fly zone over Libya will have very little effect
the use of combat helicopters against rebel forces Gaddafi against civilians AP.
International Institute for Strategic Studies (SIPRI) released today its annual report on military power in the world. He said the Libyan military have about 35 combat helicopters. Experts believe that the imposition of restrictions on flights by fighter jets, it is often difficult to locate small and slow-moving helicopters.
Britain, France and USA currently considering the idea of imposing a no-fly zone. If you come to a decision, it must be approved by the Security Council of UN. Germany has not yet announced whether it will support such a measure, but Philip Misfelder, foreign policy spokesman for the group of Christian Democratic Union of Chancellor Angela Merkel cb undestaga, said Berlin should support and security in Savetaz create such a zone.
The report by SIPRI, whose data are from November minalatagodina, the Libyan armed forces have 76 thousand soldiers on active duty and reserves of 40 thousand armed civilians.HERO hero HERO