Libya planned killing civilians (before the latest upheaval started) - International Criminal Court
Source: AFP
From correspondents in The Hague | April 06, 2011 10:33AM
The killing of civilians in Libya followed a "pre-determined plan" prepared by strongman Muammar Gaddafi's regime before the latest upheaval started, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said.
"We have good evidence that shows that the killing of civilians was a pre-determined plan," Luis Moreno-Ocampo told Agence France-Presse today.
"In January, after the revolts in Tunisia, they started to prepare to face problems in Libya, they organised themselves," he said.
The Libyan unrest started in mid-February, two months after the beginning of protests in western neighbour Tunisia that led to the ouster of president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali on January 14.
Cue Obama in October debate.... "We have the evidence that he planned to slaugther this many civilians... and you oppose stopping it?"