Another top Libyan leader, Ali Abdessalam Treki, has defected to Egypt and two desertions in as many days has spread paranoia among Muammar Gaddafi's inner circle, stirring talk that many others may be preparing to follow, triggering a crackdown to stop them.
Treki, a former foreign minister and ex-president of the UN general assembly who has worked closely with Gaddafi for decades, announced his exist on opposition websites, declaring "it's our right to live in freedom and democracy." Pan-Arab channel Al-Jazeera reported that Gaddafi's intelligence chief and the speaker of the parliament had fled to Tunisia.
For more: 'Defections in Gaddafi's inner circle spreading' - The Times of India
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