Reply #84: Rebels want Koussa returned to Libya for trial: He "has blood on his hands"

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From The Guardian:

Chris McGreal has just been on the phone from Benghazi with reaction from the rebels on the defection of Moussa Koussa, the Libyan foreign minister.

While they obviously welcome it as a sign that the regime is crumbling from within, says Chris, they have called for his return to Libya for trial once the conflict is over. They believe Koussa has "blood on his hands", as he is alleged to have overseen the assassination of Libyan opposition figures. They also suspect he had a hand in the Lockerbie bombing of Pan Am 103.

On the reports that the CIA is already involved in operations in Libya, Chris say it's a hugely sensitive subject because the rebels are at pains to emphasise the homegrown nature of the revolution. They equivocated but did not deny the reports outright. As for the situation on the ground, Chris says the rebels launched an attack on Brega, but it did not amount to much.

"They charged down the road, government forces fired rockets that knocked out the lead vehicles killing the occupants and the rest fled en masse."

11.36am:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/mar/31/libya-middle-east-syria-gaddafi