Alternattiva Demokratika is calling for Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi to demand an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council.

Prof. Arnold Cassola, Alternattiva Demokratika Spokesperson on EU and International Affairs, said, “In view of the horrendous escalation of events in Libya, with Gaddafi having ordered his air force to bombard the civil population, we are asking the Maltese Prime Minister to ask UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon to urgently convene the UN Security Council in order to take the appropriate decisions to prevent a massacre happening in the country.”

“If necessary, UN mandated forces should be sent to Libya to stop the bloodbath,” concluded Prof. Cassola.

Michael Briguglio, AD Chairperson, added, “The UN and the EU have a lot on their conscience for not having acted promptly in the past. Let us not have a repeat of the horrific genocides in Rwanda and Bosnia because of our failure to act. The democratic world needs to take swift decisions to ensure that the Libyan people are spared this tragedy.”

Michael Briguglio added that AD supports the democratic non-violent forces of opposition in Libya, and urged other political parties in Malta to condemn the brutal methods used by the Gaddafi regime.

Photograph shows Colonel Gaddafi appearing on Libyan State Telivision stating that he was still in Libya, and not in Venuzuela.

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