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The former Libyan Minister Omar Fathi Ben Shatwan took refuge in Malta

La Valletta, Malta - The Maltese Foreign Minister: "It is now a private citizen in Malta"

Omar Fathi Ben Shatwan former Libyan Minister of Energy, opponents of the Gaddafi regime, after being 40 days barricaded in his house in the central port of Misurata, escaped last Friday aboard a small trawler taking refuge in Malta. This was confirmed today by the Maltese Foreign Minister Tonio Borg, who declared, "We immediately granted him protection and he is now a private citizen in Malta". Shatwan...

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