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Q & A with Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi (Asharq Al-Awsat Exclusive, 04/02/2009, Interview by Khalid Muhammad)

Q) Do you find any official opposition in Libya against your efforts for reform?

A) There is no power in Libya or abroad that can stand in the face of reform…because this is the desire of the Libyans and what the people of Libya want. Any person that resists the Libyan people will be crushed and defeated, and anyone who attempts to institute obstructive procedures…as occurred (the day before yesterday) when we heard that the Libyan Attorney General had signed the warrant for the arrest [of Dr. Juma Ataiga] then these are unbelievable, ridiculous, and unacceptable actions.

But their result is well-known, the time of Libyans being insulted and intimated, their voices suppressed and their laws ignored…has ended, and there is no room to go back. There are bad and corrupt individuals that can be found in every country of the world…we are part of the world, and such people are present in Libya as they are present elsewhere.

Q) Are these corrupt individuals present inside the Libyan state, occupying official positions?

A) Surely [this is the case], such as what happened with regards to the well-respected and distinguished academic [Dr. Juma] Ataiga. I do not think that these are legal or valid actions. The charges against him have been fabricated for the purposes of silencing him.

Q) Some believe that Dr. Ataiga was arrested in order to impede your efforts [for reform] by parties in the interior?

A) The situation is not like this [at all], there are only individuals of this type…and they will be dealt with in the appropriate way.

Q) Does this mean that you hope to overcome this issue soon?

A) I am not the one who is facing this issue, they are the ones who are running out of time, and who will be held accountable [for their actions] and will be dealt with in the appropriate manner; you will soon see the measures that will be taken against them.