Government Of Libya - Would Defend Gaddafi Reuters - Minister In Libya - French Ex

By Peter Graff

TRIPOLI Sun May 29, 2011 6:55pm EDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Former French currency minister Roland Dumas went to Libya like a lawyer for you to create a suitable event on behalf of subjects with NATO bombing and stated he / she had been ready to preserve director Muammar Gaddafi in case he is provided for The Hague.

Dumas, who seem to served seeing that currency minister beneath socialist President Francois Mitterrand, stated they have witnessed several civilian subjects regarding NATO bombing around a hospital and had been told by just a medical doctor there this there are possibly 20,000 more.

NATO says they have minted exclusively armed service targets. Despite recurring guarantees simply by Gaddafi's mass media officials, Western journalists within Tripoli are already proven simply no proof of large numbers of civilians killed and also harmed simply by NATO bombing.

"This can be brutal, brutal aggression against a sovereign country," Dumas told a information management meeting in a Tripoli luxury lodge with Sunday, joined by folks announced as loved ones plus supporters regarding relatives connected with civilian casualties.

"At your minute we've found recently been retained, we've got a mandate with respect to that victims from the military bombardment of NATO, that accomplished their armed service measures alongside civilians when using the manufactured pretty synthetic cover from the United Nations," Dumas said.

"Following an tactic by the federal government regarding Libya, we've found chose to help make this specific visit to find out for ourselves the particular ailment on the persons and the situation," they said.

"UNMASK THOSE ASSASSINS"

Dumas seemed to be combined with prominent French defense lawyer Jacques Verges, whom mentioned his goal has been that will "unmask those assassins" to blame for NATO surroundings strikes. Verges mentioned he had wept within clinic upon meeting civilians wounded "solely for the reason that are generally Libyans."

Verges in whose consumers have included Nazi conflict jail Klaus Barbie along with Dumas were being among lawyers predicted that will defend ousted Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, who's currently being researched for alleged individual protection under the law abuses throughout the turmoil started simply by your disputed this year presidential election.

Their titles had been lowered from the the majority of the latest all the list Gbagbo's lawyers.

Dumas had not been able to explain the complete nature belonging to the situation they that will kick off on behalf of the hurt victims, but instructed Reuters your dog would make a better statement immediately after returning to help France and grasping possible inside more depth.

The Western alliance is contributing a great air campaign against Libya within a United Nations solution permitting pressure to prevent Gaddafi's forces coming from killing civilians.

Human protection under the law groupings say scores with folks have been put to sleep simply by Gaddafi's energies cracking down upon demonstrators prior to the air moves began, along with 100s include given that perished as a result of govt troops' siege from the rebel-held city involving Misrata.

Dumas, lengthy an opponent involving French President Nicolas Sarkozy, said your dog can be made ready to maintain Gaddafi should the Libyan head were pressured appearing ahead of the International Criminal Court around The Hague, while he or she identified like a new situation because unlikely.

"If he requested me, yes, with course. Yes with course. (But) I do not think it really is planning to help happen," they advised Reuters.

The court's prosecutor features called for indictments against Gaddafi, one among Gaddafi's daughter's plus the head with Libyan intelligence, for hurting civilians and other offenses.

Libyan officials said Dumas and Verges have offered their companies "as volunteers" to help depict this civilian subjects of NATO bombing. Dumas rejected to talk about whether some people organized to just accept repayment from Gaddafi's govt therefore to their services.

Asked if he have received income from Gaddafi's government , Dumas informed Reuters: "No, no. Nothing for your moment."

Asked if that suggested he could agree to cash through Gaddafi's govt inside future, he or she said: "We will work as being a lawyer. Like the actual English lawyer or this American lawyer. Okay?"

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