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New push to strip Saif Gaddafi of his PhD

November 24, 2011 12:51
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

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Jessica Elgot,

Jessica Elgot

1 min read

Campaigners have renewed demands for the London School of Economics to strip Saif al-Islam Gaddafi of his PhD, in the wake of his arrest in Libya.

Conservative MP Robert Halfon, who has campaigned for universities to reveal their links to the former Libyan regime, said it was now "vital the LSE comes clean about the relationship with Gaddafi."

He added: "Those LSE members who fêted Saif Gaddafi as a hero should be held responsible for their actions. We must never again appease dictators."

Anti-extremism group Student Rights has criticised the delay by the University of London, currently investigating allegations that Colonel Gaddafi's son plagiarised his 2008 PhD thesis. The university has promised to respond by the end of term.

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