Ex-Libyan Minister Claims Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Murdered by Foreign Powers
Saif al-Islam, 53, was shot at his residence in Zintan, northwestern Libya, last week. He had planned to run for president in a country still fractured between competing governments and struggling with intermittent civil conflict since his father was killed during the NATO-backed uprising of 2011.
In an interview with RT on Tuesday, Ibrahim said, “there is no doubt that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was not just killed by some Libyan traitors, but this was a hit order by foreign powers.” He suggested that the attackers could have included not only Libyans but also foreign forces.
The former minister did not specify the countries involved but implied Western involvement.
“They know that if they actually have elections... Saif will win. So, they needed to get rid of him first, so then they can get the Libyan agents of foreign powers to come together and form some sort of a government that looks legitimate, looks democratic, but it’s a government that only executes the orders, and the wishes, and the whims of Western powers,” Ibrahim said.
He added that all factions competing for control in Libya “belong to a foreign power or another,” whereas Gaddafi’s son was “the only one, who remained independent, who believed in the unity and sovereignty of the country.”
According to journalist Afshin Rattansi, citing sources, British and French intelligence services were involved in Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s assassination.
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