Oct
21

The last moments of Gaddafi before he was pulled away and shot at close range. This is why, conspiracy theories aside, Hitler had his body burnt and destroyed.

The new images show a frightened and heavily wounded Gaddafi being dragged by his captors to an unknown location. According to Global Post, fighters can be heard shouting “don’t kill him, we need him alive.”

The AP has obtained video footage from a different angle, in which Gaddafi can reportedly be heard saying “What you are doing is forbidden in Islamic law.”

Though the scene is quite tumultuous, it does call into question the suggestion put forth by a senior National Transitional Council official that Gaddafi was shot in the head because he “might have been resisting.” Similarly, interim prime minister Mahmoud Jibril’s allegations that Gaddafi was caught in the crossfire between loyalists and NTC fighters doesn’t appear likely.

Gaddafi was supposed to be brought to burial today, in accordance with Islamic tradition, but the investigation into his death is still ongoing. His body is being kept in a freezer at a shopping mall in Misrata. Forensics experts say the bullet wound in his head appears to indicate that he was shot at close range. 

A formal declaration of liberation by Libya’s interim government is set to take place tomorrow. It is expected to be followed by the start of a reconstruction process that will lead to the country’s first-ever presidential elections in mid-2012.

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