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Qaddafi Cheesed at Swiss Over Son's Arrest

Posted Jul 24, 08 3:43 PM CDT in Crime & Courts,  World 

(Newser) – Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi is waging a diplomatic, business and public-relations offensive against Switzerland, the Times of London reports, in response to the July 15 arrest of his son Hannibal in the assault of a Geneva hotel worker. Qaddafi has closed Swiss offices and expelled diplomats, apparently organizing a boisterous gathering outside the Swiss embassy in Tripoli to protest the “mistreatment” of 32-year-old Hannibal, who’s out on bail.

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Muammar Qaddafi alleges his son was mistreated by Swiss authorities after his July 15 arrest.   (AP Photo)
Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi is mounting a diplomatic and public-relations offensive against Switzerland after his son Hannibal was arrested for beating up a worker at a Geneva hotel.   (AP Photo)
Muammar Qaddafi has cut various business and diplomatic ties with Switzerland since his son was arrested Jul 15 for assaulting a worker at a Geneva hotel.   (Getty Images)
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