Libyan people 'feel hard done by' by Switzerland

The ordeal faced by the two Swiss businessmen held in Libya for over a year is far from over. Yesterday Libya’s foreign ministry announced the men are to go on trial later this year for visa offences and tax evasion.

The announcement marks yet another chapter in the ongoing diplomatic dispute between Libya and Switzerland. This broke out in July last year following the arrest of Colonel Gaddafi’s son Hannibal in Geneva. He and his wife, Aline, were later released without charge.

The two Swiss nationals—Rachid Hamdani and Max Göldi—were handed back the Swiss embassy in Tripoli earlier this week after being kept in a secret location for several weeks (...)