Trial of illegal German deals in Libyan arms

A German businessman charged with supplying materials to Libya for the manufacture of chemical weapons admitted yesterday that he suspected what the components were being used for.

Detlev Crusius, 55, told a court in the western town of Munchen Gladbach he had suspected the components sold to Libya between 1990 and 1993 would not be used for civilian purposes. Crusius said he only found out that the electrical switching devices sold to the north African gas plant after they were delivered, Al Ahali weekly reported today.