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February 22, 2011

Libyan Ambassador Accuses Gaddafi of Genocide 
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In New York City, Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libya's deputy ambassador to the
United Nations, accused Gaddafi of committing genocide.

Ibrahim Dabbashi, deputy ambassador to the United Nations: "No, we are
not with Gaddafi, we have never been with Gaddafi. We are with the
people, and we just made a statement to ask the international community
to intervene to do something to help the Libyan people, who is facing
genocide now in Tripoli. And he has been facing also crimes against
humanity in all the eastern cities of Libya."



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