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It was wrong to kill Gaddafi – Russian foreign minister

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It was wrong to kill ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told three Russian radio stations on Friday.

It was wrong to kill ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told three Russian radio stationson Friday.

Gaddafi, who had ruled Libya for 42 years, was captured by National Transitional Council (NTC) soldiers near his home town of Sirte on Thursday. He was later shot and died of his wounds, the doctor who performed DNA tests on Gaddafi’s body said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Under international law, international humanitarian rules are in force during armed conflicts – and what is taking place in Libya is an armed conflict. These rules are enshrined in the Geneva Conventions of 1940-s,” Lavrov went on.

These conventions neatly say that when a participant of an armed conflict is captured, special procedures should be applied with respect to him or her, including medical aid if the participant is wounded," the foreign minister added.

“They should not have killed him,” he emphasized.

The NTC has confirmed the death of the dictator, but has not confirmed the circumstances.

Western leaders hailed the end of Gaddafi's reign, calling it a landmark event for Libya.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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