According to the statements of one of its spokesmen, the prestigious London School of Economics (LSE) investigate whether the youngest son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, was guilty of plagiarism in his thesis Philosophy on the theme "The role of civil society in the democratization of international governance institutions," dated September 2007.
"The school takes very seriously all allegations of plagiarism and studying the matter in accordance with the procedures of the LSE," said the spokesman Tuesday 1st March. The charges were initiated by scholars who wished to remain anonymous, according to the student newspaper of the LSE, The Beaver.
Last week, the university had announced to cut all ties with Saif al-Islam, including stopping a program of studies on North Africa, established through an endowment from a foundation of the son of Muammar Gaddafi and a training program for Libyan officials. Man of influence, Saif al-Islam does not hold official functions in Libya, but he distinguished himself in recent years as an emissary of the regime in that country, plagued since Feb.
15 to put down a revolt in blood. 
"The school takes very seriously all allegations of plagiarism and studying the matter in accordance with the procedures of the LSE," said the spokesman Tuesday 1st March. The charges were initiated by scholars who wished to remain anonymous, according to the student newspaper of the LSE, The Beaver.
Last week, the university had announced to cut all ties with Saif al-Islam, including stopping a program of studies on North Africa, established through an endowment from a foundation of the son of Muammar Gaddafi and a training program for Libyan officials. Man of influence, Saif al-Islam does not hold official functions in Libya, but he distinguished himself in recent years as an emissary of the regime in that country, plagued since Feb.
15 to put down a revolt in blood.
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