Arab daily: Gaddafi sets terms for relinquishing power

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is ready to relinquish power on certain conditions, Arab daily Al Sharq Al Awsat reported on Sunday. According to the daily, the Libyan leader will step down if he and his family are given guarantees of immunity from prosecution. Arab daily: Gaddafi sets terms for relinquishing power Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam is heading a working group of the Libyan government's officials who are trying to find a solution to the Libya crisis that envisages his father's dignified exit from power, the daily said, referring to a source close to the Libyan leader. In their public statements, Gaddafi and his associates have numerously rejected the idea of the Libyan leader's resignation. However, there are unofficial channels of communication, through which these issues are being discussed, the daily writes. Gaddafi is interested in quitting power in a dignified manner, which implies that neither he nor his family must be prosecuted. He is also seeking immunity from international persecution, Al Sharq Al Awsat said. Inside Gaddafi's family and his inner circle, however, there is no agreement on this issue. Some say that Gaddafi must continue fighting to the bitter end while others believe that time has come for Gaddafi to quit, the Arab daily pointed out. Muammar Gaddafi (FoNet, file)

Arab daily: Gaddafi sets terms for relinquishing power

Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam is heading a working group of the Libyan government's officials who are trying to find a solution to the Libya crisis that envisages his father's dignified exit from power, the daily said, referring to a source close to the Libyan leader.

In their public statements, Gaddafi and his associates have numerously rejected the idea of the Libyan leader's resignation. However, there are unofficial channels of communication, through which these issues are being discussed, the daily writes.

Gaddafi is interested in quitting power in a dignified manner, which implies that neither he nor his family must be prosecuted. He is also seeking immunity from international persecution, Al Sharq Al Awsat said.

Inside Gaddafi's family and his inner circle, however, there is no agreement on this issue. Some say that Gaddafi must continue fighting to the bitter end while others believe that time has come for Gaddafi to quit, the Arab daily pointed out.