Gaddafi's son Saif warns of civil war in Libya announced, but also reforms. At the same time are reported from Tripoli, the capital of heavy clashes between opponents and supporters of President Muammar al-Gaddafi. Hamburg - There was no question, no fully formulated speech. Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, son of the dictator, Muammar al-Gaddafi, sat down in a dark suit and tie in front of the camera and carried in a conversational tone and gesture-rich his assessment of the situation and his vision for Libya before.
At the very beginning he made it clear that he would not keep his address in Modern Standard Arabic, as would be the norm, but in the Libyan dialect. This should obviously serve the purpose to have a particularly authentic. He had also probably more normal in view Libyans who have not yet adopted a position in the current conflict and in which catch a performance close to the people eventually after his calculus could.
Saif warned of a civil war. There was a "conspiracy" against the country. He accused wealthy businessmen, Islamists, and trade organizations, to have recruited Arab and African foreigners in order to incite the revolt. Libya should be broken up into individual units, the national unity was threatened.
Demonstrators had some military bases and tanks under their control. Opposition figures abroad, Saif wanted to instigate a Facebook-like revolution in Egypt. But is not Libya or Tunisia, Egypt, he stressed again and again. He also warned against the influence of other countries to the country.
"The Libyans, who live in Europe and the U.S., it's fine. Your children go to school. These people do not want you to fight. Then they want to come and rule over us and Libya." The West would not adopt from Libyan oil, allow the world is not chaos in Libya. "Defend with all their might against revolt" The international data on the number of deaths he described as excessive.
14 people died. He regretted her death. According to the human rights organization Human Rights Watch disputes the other hand, have 233 people dead. Saif admitted that poorly trained military and police in dealing with the insurgents had made mistakes. The troops were not prepared to fight with the demonstrators.
On Monday, according to Saif the People's Congress will meet to reforms set in motion and to "create a new Libya." But he also said that the regime will defend with all their might against the revolt - to the last man, the army was loyal and well armed, it was of a different sort than the military in Tunisia and Egypt.
His father was in the country and would be backed by the army. The armed forces were behind his father as the "leader in the battle of Tripoli." Previously, it was according to the news channel al-Jazeera came in the Libyan capital, clashes between thousands of opponents and supporters of Muammar al-Gaddafi.
The news agency reported, in the center of Tripoli violent riots had broken out. "There is such turmoil ... we had not until now," the agency quoted an eyewitness in the city. It was about a mile from the "green room" in the city center. Other witnesses reported shots and burning cars. The rioters threw stones at billboards on which Gaddafi is seen.
According to witnesses, the police went to Tripoli with tear gas against the demonstrators. So far, the protests by government opponents concentrated on the east of the country, where support for the ruling for 41 years Gaddafi has always been low. But the support for Gaddafi seems to wane as a whole.
A Swiss living in exile in the largest member of the Libyan tribe announced that the ethnic group will support the protests. The brutal crackdown on the demonstrators could also affect the oil economy of the country. The leader of the Al-Suwaija strain in the east of the country on Sunday threatened to stop the oil exports to Western countries if the regime the "repression of the protesters" do not quit, told al-Jazeera.
The tribe lived south of the city of Benghazi, which was hit particularly hard by the attacks on opponents of the regime. Alone in Benghazi on Sunday were a doctor, according to at least 50 people died. Akram al-Cast Alli, a leader of the al-Cast Alla strain from the area south of Tripoli, said al-Jazeera: "We say the brother [Gaddafi] that he is no longer our brother." Gaddafi should leave the country.
News penetrate slowly going through in Libyan opposition groups on Sunday night the rumor spread, Gaddafi had left the country, reports the news agency. Son Saif, however explained that his father was still in the country and have the backing of the army. Rulers Gaddafi during his more than 40-year rule repeatedly tried to distinguish itself as the champion of Arab unity.
But now the people of the region is united in protest against the authorities. Gaddafi and the revolution can be reflected with utmost severity. Within two days in Libya, at least 200 people have died. Under the leadership of one of his sons was going Gaddafi heavily armed elite soldiers on demonstrators in the East, even on mourners they should have shot.
What passes despite a capped internet connections from Libya talks to the outside, that the insurgency continues despite the government force. In the city of Benghazi, a part of the soldiers evidently joined the insurgents. On Sunday evening it was even, the second largest city in the country had been "liberated" by soldiers of renegade troops loyal to Gaddafi.
Check such information can not currently. The Arabic channel al-Jazeera reported that civil war-like conditions in Benghazi. The city has been transformed into a "war zone", eyewitnesses reported. "It is a huge massacre, it is just terrible," said one observer. Long fight apparently not only Libyan military and opposition against each other.
In Al-Baidha in the east of the country are now also armed gangs on the streets on the road. Also, soldiers from Chad, Senegal, Central Africa, Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone are allegedly involved in the conflict. A group of 50 Muslim clerics appealed to the Libyan security forces, not civilians to shoot.
They called on all Muslims in the regime, not brothers or sisters to shoot. "Stop the massacres now," says the release. Before the Supreme Court in the Libyan capital, Tripoli demonstrated according to eye witnesses prosecutors, judges and prosecutors against the use of force against demonstrators.
The European Union called for an immediate end to state violence against the demonstrators. The EU was deeply concerned that foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in Brussels and urged the Libyan government for a dialogue with the demonstrators on reforms. "We call for restraint, we demand that the violence to an end and a dialogue is initiated." Also, should not more Internet and phone connections are limited, they warned.
According to an EU employee Libya has threatened to terminate the cooperation with the EU for the stopping of the migrant flow from North Africa when the Europeans continue to support the Libyan protest movement. A similar threat was received by the Hungarian Ambassador in Tripoli, it said.
Hungary currently holds the EU presidency.
At the very beginning he made it clear that he would not keep his address in Modern Standard Arabic, as would be the norm, but in the Libyan dialect. This should obviously serve the purpose to have a particularly authentic. He had also probably more normal in view Libyans who have not yet adopted a position in the current conflict and in which catch a performance close to the people eventually after his calculus could.
Saif warned of a civil war. There was a "conspiracy" against the country. He accused wealthy businessmen, Islamists, and trade organizations, to have recruited Arab and African foreigners in order to incite the revolt. Libya should be broken up into individual units, the national unity was threatened.
Demonstrators had some military bases and tanks under their control. Opposition figures abroad, Saif wanted to instigate a Facebook-like revolution in Egypt. But is not Libya or Tunisia, Egypt, he stressed again and again. He also warned against the influence of other countries to the country.
"The Libyans, who live in Europe and the U.S., it's fine. Your children go to school. These people do not want you to fight. Then they want to come and rule over us and Libya." The West would not adopt from Libyan oil, allow the world is not chaos in Libya. "Defend with all their might against revolt" The international data on the number of deaths he described as excessive.
14 people died. He regretted her death. According to the human rights organization Human Rights Watch disputes the other hand, have 233 people dead. Saif admitted that poorly trained military and police in dealing with the insurgents had made mistakes. The troops were not prepared to fight with the demonstrators.
On Monday, according to Saif the People's Congress will meet to reforms set in motion and to "create a new Libya." But he also said that the regime will defend with all their might against the revolt - to the last man, the army was loyal and well armed, it was of a different sort than the military in Tunisia and Egypt.
His father was in the country and would be backed by the army. The armed forces were behind his father as the "leader in the battle of Tripoli." Previously, it was according to the news channel al-Jazeera came in the Libyan capital, clashes between thousands of opponents and supporters of Muammar al-Gaddafi.
The news agency reported, in the center of Tripoli violent riots had broken out. "There is such turmoil ... we had not until now," the agency quoted an eyewitness in the city. It was about a mile from the "green room" in the city center. Other witnesses reported shots and burning cars. The rioters threw stones at billboards on which Gaddafi is seen.
According to witnesses, the police went to Tripoli with tear gas against the demonstrators. So far, the protests by government opponents concentrated on the east of the country, where support for the ruling for 41 years Gaddafi has always been low. But the support for Gaddafi seems to wane as a whole.
A Swiss living in exile in the largest member of the Libyan tribe announced that the ethnic group will support the protests. The brutal crackdown on the demonstrators could also affect the oil economy of the country. The leader of the Al-Suwaija strain in the east of the country on Sunday threatened to stop the oil exports to Western countries if the regime the "repression of the protesters" do not quit, told al-Jazeera.
The tribe lived south of the city of Benghazi, which was hit particularly hard by the attacks on opponents of the regime. Alone in Benghazi on Sunday were a doctor, according to at least 50 people died. Akram al-Cast Alli, a leader of the al-Cast Alla strain from the area south of Tripoli, said al-Jazeera: "We say the brother [Gaddafi] that he is no longer our brother." Gaddafi should leave the country.
News penetrate slowly going through in Libyan opposition groups on Sunday night the rumor spread, Gaddafi had left the country, reports the news agency. Son Saif, however explained that his father was still in the country and have the backing of the army. Rulers Gaddafi during his more than 40-year rule repeatedly tried to distinguish itself as the champion of Arab unity.
But now the people of the region is united in protest against the authorities. Gaddafi and the revolution can be reflected with utmost severity. Within two days in Libya, at least 200 people have died. Under the leadership of one of his sons was going Gaddafi heavily armed elite soldiers on demonstrators in the East, even on mourners they should have shot.
What passes despite a capped internet connections from Libya talks to the outside, that the insurgency continues despite the government force. In the city of Benghazi, a part of the soldiers evidently joined the insurgents. On Sunday evening it was even, the second largest city in the country had been "liberated" by soldiers of renegade troops loyal to Gaddafi.
Check such information can not currently. The Arabic channel al-Jazeera reported that civil war-like conditions in Benghazi. The city has been transformed into a "war zone", eyewitnesses reported. "It is a huge massacre, it is just terrible," said one observer. Long fight apparently not only Libyan military and opposition against each other.
In Al-Baidha in the east of the country are now also armed gangs on the streets on the road. Also, soldiers from Chad, Senegal, Central Africa, Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone are allegedly involved in the conflict. A group of 50 Muslim clerics appealed to the Libyan security forces, not civilians to shoot.
They called on all Muslims in the regime, not brothers or sisters to shoot. "Stop the massacres now," says the release. Before the Supreme Court in the Libyan capital, Tripoli demonstrated according to eye witnesses prosecutors, judges and prosecutors against the use of force against demonstrators.
The European Union called for an immediate end to state violence against the demonstrators. The EU was deeply concerned that foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in Brussels and urged the Libyan government for a dialogue with the demonstrators on reforms. "We call for restraint, we demand that the violence to an end and a dialogue is initiated." Also, should not more Internet and phone connections are limited, they warned.
According to an EU employee Libya has threatened to terminate the cooperation with the EU for the stopping of the migrant flow from North Africa when the Europeans continue to support the Libyan protest movement. A similar threat was received by the Hungarian Ambassador in Tripoli, it said.
Hungary currently holds the EU presidency.
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