TRIPOLI: Stung by an international outcry over the execution of Muammar Qaddafi by a lynch mob, Libya's new rulers on Thursday promised to try the killers. "With regard to Qaddafi, we do not wait for anybody to tell us," Abdel Hafiz Ghoga, vice chairman of the National Transitional Council (NTC), was quoted by wire services as saying at a news conference in the eastern city of Benghazi.
"We had already launched an investigation. We have issued a code of ethics in handling of prisoners of war. There were some violations by those who are unfortunately described as revolutionaries. I am sure that was an individual act and not an act of revolutionaries or the national army," Ghoga said. "Whoever is responsible for that (Qaddafi's killing) will be judged and given a fair trial."
His statement came hours before the UN Security Council voted unanimously to lift the no-fly zone over Libya on Oct. 31 and end its authorization of military action.
The council authorized the actions on March 17 in response to an Arab League request to try to halt Qaddafi's military. The NATO bombing campaign that followed was critical in helping the rebels oust Qaddafi from power.
The council adopted the resolution a day after Libya's deputy UN Ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi asked members to wait until the transitional government made an official request.
But the Security Council decided that there was no need for UN-authorized military action following the death of Qaddafi on Oct. 20 and the transitional government's announcement of the country's liberation on Oct. 23.
Arabnews
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