Qaddafi's last moments
Colonel Gaddafi, who brutalised his own people Libya from 1969 until August this year, was killed by forces loyal to the country's new government. Gaddafi 69, was reportedly found hiding in a drainage outside Sirte, where he and and others had taken shelter after their convoy was hit by a Nato airstrike as it attempted to escape.
Libya, an oil-rich nation in North Africa, spent more than 40 years under the erratic leadership of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi before a revolt pushed him from power in August 2011 after a six-month struggle. The country was formally declared liberated three days later, setting in motion the process of creating a new constitution and an elected government.
Qaddafi’s final moments were as violent as the uprising that overthrew him. His body was shown in later photographs, with bullet holes apparently fired into his head at what forensic experts said was close range, raising the possibility that he was executed by anti-Qaddafi fighters.
The interim Libyan leader, Mustafa Abdel-Jalil indicated that Gaddafi was killed in crossfire between pro- and anti-Gaddafi forces did not appear to be supported by the photographs and videos that streamed over the Internet.
Later, the NTC, Libya's ruling body have formed a committee to investigate how Gaddafi was killed during the clashes with his supporters while arresting him. 'All Libyans wanted to prosecute him over what he did to them, from executions to imprisonments, corruption, wasting their money'. More
'The death of a tyrant is always a political act that reflects the character of his power'.
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