(8 Oct 2013) Libya's prime minister on Tuesday said that his country wanted to keep good relations with the United States in the wake of an
American raid that snatched a Libyan al-Qaida suspect from Tripoli.
Speaking to reporters in Rabat during a visit to Morocco, Ali Zeidan, however, insisted that Libyans have the right to be tried at home for any crimes.
"The United States helped Libya very much during the revolution and the relations should not be affected by an incident, even if it is a serious one. We emphasise that Libyan citizens should be judged in Libya and Libya does not surrender its sons," Zeidan said at a news conference following talks with his Moroccan counterpart Abdelilah Benkirane.
"There is a government team led by the minister of justice who these past three days have been working on different legal options to solve this problem in a wise and reasonable way, taking into account the rights of Libyans and preserving relations (with the USA)," Zeidan added.
Zeidan's comments Tuesday were his first since US special forces snatched Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, known by his alias Anas al-Libi, on Saturday.
Al-Libi is wanted by the United States for alleged involvement in the bombings of American embassies in East Africa in 1998.
Zeidan said the US and Libya will work together to resolve this incident.
Libya has asked the United States for "clarifications" regarding the abduction.
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