Gaddafi's son in brawl

2005-02-06 17:27

Copenhagen - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Hannibal Gaddafi, who was last week allegedly embroiled in scuffles in France, has also been accused of a violent incident in Denmark, Danish media reported on Sunday.

"We have been informed by the police of this case of violence. But no complaint has been lodged with the police," the head of protocol at the Danish foreign ministry, ambassador Christopher Bo Bramsen, said.

"We are following the matter," he said, adding that Hannibal Gaddafi holds a diplomatic passport and therefore enjoys diplomatic immunity.

According to the tabloid Ekstra Bladet, Danish police were called three weeks ago to a violent incident involving Gaddafi at a Libyan diplomat's residence in the posh Copenhagen suburb of Gentofte.

Police were however unable to intervene because of the building's diplomatic status.

Gaddafi is already the subject of a formal protest by France to Libya after he allegedly took part in scuffles in two luxury hotels in the French capital on the night of February 1 during which he produced a handgun.

According to the French foreign ministry, Hannibal Gaddafi has a diplomatic passport but no diplomatic immunity in France.

- SAPA