Gaddafi offers apology over WPC killed by Libyan

Title

Gaddafi offers apology over WPC killed by Libyan

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:12

Description

Colonel Gaddafi has expressed public grief after WPC Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead in London by a Libyan seven years ago. Conservative MP Teddy Taylor has returned from a trip to Libya with a large sum of money for the police force, a peace offering from the country, and describes the changes in Libya. Queenie Fletcher, mother of the dead police officer, claims Gaddafi’s apology has ulterior political motives behind it, whilst founder of the Police Memorial Trust, Michael Winner, says Gaddafi should offer up the criminal for trial. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Teddy Taylor; Michael Winner; Queenie Fletcher

Keywords

Crime; Terrorism; UK; International relations; Homicide; Members of Parliament; Police personnel; Diplomacy; Muammar al-Gaddafi; Yvonne Fletcher; Libya

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