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Gaddafi sets terms for relinquishing power
Sunday May 29, 2011 08:06:32 PM,
RIA Novosti
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Cairo: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is ready to relinquish power on the
condition that he and his family would not be prosecuted, Arab
newspaper Al Sharq Al Awsat reported Sunday.
Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam is heading a group of Libyan
government officials who are trying to find a solution to the
crisis that envisages his father's dignified exit from power, the
paper said, quoting a source close to the Libyan leader.
In public statements, Gaddafi and his associates have always
rejected the idea of the leader's resignation.
However, there are unofficial channels of communication, through
which these issues are being discussed, the paper said.
Gaddafi was interested in quitting power in a dignified manner,
which implies that neither he nor his family must be prosecuted.
He is also seeking immunity from international persecution, the
paper said.
Inside Gaddafi's family and his inner circle, however, there was
no agreement on this issue. Some say Gaddafi must continue
fighting to the bitter end while others believe that the time has
come for him to quit, the paper said.
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