The Libyan transitional government "cannot understand" that someone can provide "refuge to Gaddafi's family", a part of which arrived in Algeria, with the explanation of the Algerian authorities that they received them "for humanitarian reasons" until they left "for a third country".
"In Algeria, they said that they were only offered temporary passage to a third country, but we cannot confirm that. The Algerian authorities also said that they (Gaddafi's family) were accepted for humanitarian reasons," said the spokesman of the Libyan transitional government, Mahmoud Shamam. .
"We ask all countries to understand that we cannot welcome or understand the actions to save Gaddafi's family," Shamam said at a press conference in Tripoli.
"We assure our neighbors that we want to develop the best possible relations with them, but at the same time we are determined to arrest and try Gaddafi's family as well as him personally," Shamam said, adding that he would guarantee them a fair trial.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria confirmed on Monday that Muammar Gaddafi's wife and their three children had arrived in that country. Gaddafi's wife Safija, daughter Aisha, and two sons arrived in Algeria. Hannibal and Mohammed, as well as their children.
The announcement states that the UN Secretary General and the UN Security Council, as well as the head of the Libyan Transitional National Council, have been informed about this.
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