Gaddafi supporters 'being monitored 'after fleeing to Malta and other countries

Many Gaddafi supporters fled to Malta following the dictator’s overthrow in 2011 and the Libyan government is monitoring their movements, according to Libya’s chargé d’affaires Muhammad El- Ghirani. Discussing the aftermath of the 42- year iron rule of Muammar Gaddafi, Dr El- Ghirani told The Times that, while some of the dictator’s sympathisers tried to stir up trouble in Libya, others fled to Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt and Malta. “There are a lot of Gaddafi supporters who escaped to Malta. I can’t say how many but they did come here. Most of them move from country to country, consequently transferring their money from place to place,” he said. Dr El- Ghirani explained that the new Libyan Government was closely monitoring those whom it suspected had escaped with the North African country’s money. Full story in The Times.