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Yvonne Fletcher Killing: Libyan PM Claims Former Intelligence Head 'Holds Key' To Unsolved Case

Libya's former head of intelligence holds the key to solving the murder of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher, the Libyan prime minister has claimed.

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Jamming Tripoli: Inside Gaddafi's Secret Surveillance Network

He once was known as al-Jamilâthe Handsome Oneâfor his chiseled features and dark curls.

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06/02/12 Extradition of Gaddafi's son postponed pending court... Source: The Straits Times - Singapore The son of late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi can stay in detention in Libya while the International Criminal Court (ICC) decides if it has the jurisdiction to try him, the court ruled on Friday.
06/02/12 Libya can hold on to Gaddafi's son Source: The West Australian International Criminal Court judges say Libya doesn't have to hand over Muammar Gaddafi's son, pending a ruling on Tripoli's challenge to the court's right to try him.
06/01/12 Libya to begin prosecution of senior Gaddafi officials Source: JURIST - Paper Chase [JURIST] Libya will begin the prosecution of senior officials who served under former leader Muammar Gaddafi [BBC obituary; JURIST news archive ] in June, Prosecutor-General Abdul Azizi al-Hassadi told reporters on Thursday.
06/01/12 Libya: the ongoing disaster Source: Al-Ahram Weekly - Egypt The scale of the ongoing tragedy visited on Libya by NATO and its allies is becoming horribly clearer with each passing day.
05/29/12 Shell to Exit Libyan O&G Blocks Source: Rigzone Royal Dutch Shell PLC Monday said it was exiting its Libyan exploration blocks amid insecurity and harsh contracts, the first such move since Gadhafi's overthrow.

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Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi () (June 194220 October 2011), commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi ( ' ) or Colonel Gaddafi, was the official ruler of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then the "Brother Leader" of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011. Gaddafi seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1969 and served as the country's head of state until 1977, when he stepped down from his official executive role as Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Libya, and claimed subsequently to be merely a symbolic figurehead.

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