Britain Sold Water Cannon to Libyans ; Ministers Accused of 'Currying Favour' with Gaddafi [Scot Region]
Daily Mail › September 08, 2009
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MINISTERS gave the green light for dubious arms sales to Libya as a favour to Colonel Gaddafi's regime, it was claimed last night.
The Foreign Office approved the sale of armoured cars and water cannon to Libya in 2007, at the same time as negotiations were under way with Libya over the fate of the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi.See the full content of this document
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Britain Sold Water Cannon to Libyans ; Ministers Accused of 'Currying Favour' with Gaddafi [Scot Region]
British police were even sent to Libya to show their counterparts how to use the equipment.
Critics charged last night that ministers bent international rules which ban the sale of weapons for ...See the full content of this document
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