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LIBYA TAKES GADDAFI'S BODY OFF DISPLAY
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 24, 2011 - 20:40 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Libya's interim rulers ended the public display of
the bodies of Muammar Gaddafi, his son and army chief on Monday after
four days in which thousands of Libyans came to see for themselves
that the dictator was really dead.
Guards locked the gates to the compound surrounding the cold storage
container where the grim parody of the lying in state typically
accorded to deceased leaders had been played out.
That may signal a decision is near over how and where to bury the
bodies or simply that they are seen as a health hazard. Two National
Transitional Council (NTC) officials confirmed the decision to shut
off the area to the public, giving no reason.
The burials have been held up by wrangling between the emerging
factions within the National Transitional Council over where they
should be interred. NTC leaders want Gaddafi buried at a secret
location so the place does not become a shrine.
Gaddafi's tribe, centred on the city of Sirte where he made his last
stand, has asked for the body so they can bury it there. Gaddafi
requested to be buried in Sirte in his will.
NTC head Mustafa Abdel Jalil said the council had formed a committee
to decide the fate of Gaddafi's corpse and would follow guidance from
Libya's religious authorities.
The official Egyptian news agency said Libya's office for fatwas,
or religious decrees, had declared Gaddafi was not a Muslim as he had
denied the teachings of Prophet Mohammad and so should not be given
an Islamic funeral, Reuters reported.
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 24, 2011 - 20:40 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Libya's interim rulers ended the public display of
the bodies of Muammar Gaddafi, his son and army chief on Monday after
four days in which thousands of Libyans came to see for themselves
that the dictator was really dead.
Guards locked the gates to the compound surrounding the cold storage
container where the grim parody of the lying in state typically
accorded to deceased leaders had been played out.
That may signal a decision is near over how and where to bury the
bodies or simply that they are seen as a health hazard. Two National
Transitional Council (NTC) officials confirmed the decision to shut
off the area to the public, giving no reason.
The burials have been held up by wrangling between the emerging
factions within the National Transitional Council over where they
should be interred. NTC leaders want Gaddafi buried at a secret
location so the place does not become a shrine.
Gaddafi's tribe, centred on the city of Sirte where he made his last
stand, has asked for the body so they can bury it there. Gaddafi
requested to be buried in Sirte in his will.
NTC head Mustafa Abdel Jalil said the council had formed a committee
to decide the fate of Gaddafi's corpse and would follow guidance from
Libya's religious authorities.
The official Egyptian news agency said Libya's office for fatwas,
or religious decrees, had declared Gaddafi was not a Muslim as he had
denied the teachings of Prophet Mohammad and so should not be given
an Islamic funeral, Reuters reported.