Libyan Family Take Legal Action Against Nato
1:29am UK, Thursday July 07, 2011
A family who say they lost five relatives in an air strike
Nato admitted was a mistake are taking legal action over the deaths.
They have told Sky News they started court proceedings with the help of the Libyan government and plan to sue Nato. Mohamed Ali Gurari says he lost his daughter Karima, son in law Abdullah, and grandchildren seven-month-old Jumanah and two-year-old Khaled in the bombing.
Nato said a bomb had malfunctioned in the attack two and half weeks ago, on June 19.
The Libyan government claims they were among nine civilians killed.
Standing amongst the rubble, Mr Gurari said: "If I had a chance to talk to David Cameron, I would tell him to stop. Is this what he calls protection?
"In less than a minute the whole house collapsed on them while they were asleep."
The family clutch photos of their relatives
The women of the family spoke inside the house, clutching pictures of their family.
Karima's sister Najat said: "My sister was a teacher. She had nothing to do with the army or the government."
Nato admits a bomb malfunctioned but that this is the only civilian target it has mistakenly hit.
Meanwhile, the Libyan government has issued indictments against a list of 21 figures in the Transitional National Council.
They include the man seen as its leader, Mustafa Abdul Jalil. It accuses them of conspiring with foreign countries, and names France, Britain and America as "pressurising" them into launching "aggression" against Libya.
The indictments accuse the listed figures of supplying foreign governments with military secrets and guiding them to military locations.
This, after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Colonel Gaddadfi, his son Saif al-Islam and the head of intelligence Abdullah al-Sanoussi for crimes against humanity.
