THE GUARDIAN: Russia and China join west in UN war crimes ruling as Britain revokes immunity for leader and family
Muammar Gaddafi is running out of options and friends as international action to pressure him into surrendering gathers momentum, with Russia and China joining the west in backing calls to prosecute him for war crimes.
Britain said it was revoking the diplomatic immunity of the Libyan leader and his family, including his high-profile son Saif al-Islam, who has had close links with the UK. David Cameron echoed Barack Obama in calling on him to go. The PM said: "All of this sends a clear message to this regime: it is time for Colonel Gaddafi to go and to go now. There is no future for Libya that includes him."
Hillary Clinton said the US was reaching out to the Libyan opposition and was not negotiating with Gaddafi.
"We want him to leave and we want him to end his regime and call off the mercenaries and troops who remain loyal to him," the US secretary of state said. "How he manages that is up to him." >>> Ian Black, Middle East editor | Sunday, February 27, 2011
