Libyan Leader Denies to Security Council the Right to Re-consider Sanctions

Libyan leader, Muammar Gadhafi, denied Monday to the UN Security Council the right to reconsider sanctions enforced against his country since 1992 for its alleged involvement in the downing of a Pan Am plane, according to the Libyan media.

The Libyan media quoted Gadhafi as saying that since the International Court of Justice ruled that it is competent to look into the case, any revision by the security council of the sanctions is null and void and contrary to the UN charter and to international law.

The Libyan leader who was speaking during a diner hosted in honor of Malawi's president, Bakili Muluzi, hailed the decision of the Organization of African Unity to unilaterally lift the air and military embargo.

The Malawian president flew to Tripoli, in violation of the air embargo as did several other African presidents.

Last November 3, the security council extended by four months the air, military and economic embargo against the north African country. The security council wants Libya to hand over two Libyan men to London or Washington for charges of masterminding the explosion of the passengers plane in 1988 over the Scottish village of Lockerbie.