Reply #75: Tricky Question of The Day: What if Qaddafi is allowed to stay in Libya?

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Tuesday, 26 July 2011

By RAY MOSELEY
Al Arabiya


The suggestion coming out of Paris and London that Col. Muammar Qaddafi may be allowed to stay in Libya if he agrees to leave power raises some tricky questions.

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Even if Britain and France assured the colonel he would not be sent to The Hague or put on trial within the country, how could they guarantee that a new Libyan government would honor such conditions indefinitely?


What would be required to protect him from constant threats or attempts at assassination by those who have fought against him?


What would need to be done to make sure that, as a civilian, he would not become involved in plots to regain power?

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http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/07/26/159413.html