Gaddafi's envoy 'visited London'

A demonstration was held in Tripoli by supporters of Col Gaddafi

A Libyan envoy representing Col Muammar Gaddafi has been in London in the past few days for talks with British officials, the BBC understands.

Mohammed Ismail, an aide to one of Col Gaddafi's sons, was apparently told the Libyan leader had to give up power.
The British government has refused to confirm the report.
Meanwhile, the US says coalition air attacks have destroyed about a quarter of the Libyan government's military's capabilities.
Following the defection on Wednesday of the Libyan Foreign Minister, Moussa Koussa, there were unconfirmed reports that other senior Libyans were defecting.
Al-Jazeera said the intelligence minister, deputy foreign minister and General People's Congress speaker were awaiting flights in Tunisia.
Oil Minister Shukri Ghanim has denied any intention to leave Libya. Ali Abdul Salaam Treki, who was recently named as Libya's permanent representative to the United Nations, is not accepting the post.
A government spokesman told reporters that they were all in Libya, but that it was also possible that some had left the country on a mission.
Koussa debriefed BBC diplomatic correspondent James Robbins understands that Mr Ismail - a senior aide to Saif al-Islam Gaddafi - visited London in recent days.

Mohammed Ismail was a senior aide to Col Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam

The Foreign Office refused to confirm the visit, saying it was "not going to provide a running commentary on our contacts with Libyan officials, but that in any contact that we do have we make it clear that Gaddafi has to go".
It seems that the envoy may have wanted to explore a possible exit strategy for the Libyan leader, but the Foreign Office insist their policy is to encourage all those around him to abandon what they call "a brutal regime" and embrace a better future for Libya, our correspondent says.
It is not clear on whose authority within the regime Mr Ismail was in London, but he is thought to have returned to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, he adds.
There has been mounting speculation that Col Gaddafi's sons, particularly Saif al-Islam, Saadi and Mutassim, are willing to discuss exit strategies, either for the whole family or only the Libyan leader.

Moussa Koussa's career

• 1979-80: De facto ambassador in London
• 1994: Appointed head of foreign intelligence
• 2009: Appointed foreign minister; reportedly resigns 30 March 2011

The reports of Mr Ismail's visit comes as British diplomats and intelligence officials continue to debrief Moussa Koussa, Libya's foreign minister and former long-time head of its external intelligence service.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron said Mr Koussa's defection told "a compelling story of the desperation and the fear at the very top of the crumbling and rotten Gaddafi regime".
He also insisted that Mr Koussa had not been offered immunity from prosecution. Scottish prosecutors have asked to interview him about the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, which left 270 people dead, though government sources told the Guardian they did not think he was involved.

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