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Moussa Koussa, arrest or asylum?

The Libyan Foreign Minister has arrived in the UK saying he's 'no longer willing' to work for the regime, Nicky Campbell takes calls on whether he deserves arrest or asylum.

The Libyan Foreign Minister has arrived in the UK saying he's "no longer willing" to work for the regime there. He's been described as a spymaster, Colonel Gaddafi's hitman - and even the father of the Lockerbie bombing. But he also comes with the inside track on the regime - information MI6 hopes will help bring it down.

In 5 live Breakfast we heard from Sir Richard Dalton who was the UK's ambassador to Libya for three years, and met Moussa Koussa several times. He described him as a "complex, many-sided individual", who had been part of Libya's efforts to resolve problems with the international community.

Nicky Campbell takes calls, and speaks to a father of a Lockerbie victim and a former MI6 officer.

1 hour

Broadcast

  • Thu 31 Mar 2011 09:00