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Libyan ambassador to US resigns and calls Gaddafi â€œdictatorâ€

22 February 2011 16:38 (UTC +04:00)

Libya’s ambassador to the United States on Tuesday called on Washington to speak up strongly in defense of the Libyan people, saying it is time to get rid of the government of Muammar Gaddafi, APA reports quoting Reuters. Ambassador Ali Aujali told ABC’s "Good Morning America" that he no longer represents his country’s government and called on Gaddafi to step aside to avoid further bloodshed. "I resign from serving the current dictatorship regime. But I will never resign from serving our people until their voices reach the whole world, until their goals are achievedâ€, said Ambassador Aujali.
Spokesperson for the Libyan embassy in Morocco Azaddin Luaj also resigned from his post. â€œI will not work for this regime which kills the Libyan people. I will return to Libya and join the demonstrators as soon as possibleâ€, said the diplomat.
Earlier Libyan ambassadors to Australia, Bangladesh, Poland and Indonesia, head and staff members of the representation to UN resigned from their posts expressing solidarity with the demonstrators.