Muammar Gaddafi known to most people as Colonel Gaddafi was killed on 20th October 2011. Gaddafi was the official ruler of Libya for 42 years. It is said that he ruled the country as a dictator and it is generally believed that he wasn't interested in developing the country and, moreover, everything he did was for his own benefit. For these reasons there was an uprising against him and his government which lasted for 8 months and resulted in not only his death, but also his son's and one of his aids.
Firstly, official reports say that Gaddafi was killed in a crossfire, however there are videos on the Internet that show the moments leading to his murder. The videos show a Gaddafi begging for his life while he was being tortured. Afterwards you are able to see his dead body with bullet holes and stab wounds. Although he had done a lot of bad things, I don't think that anybody deserves to die like that. What's more, his dying moments were seen by the whole world.
On the one hand, I understand why the citizens of Libya wanted him to suffer, but on the other hand, the way they killed Gaddafi was the same as the way that Gaddafi treated his people and that's why the uprising began in the first place.
Not only did they not bury Gaddafi, according to the Muslim tradition, but they showed off his body like a trophy, so that anybody who wanted to could take photos. As far as I'm concerned, this shows a lack of respect to the Muslim religion and to Gaddafi's family.
To sum up, in my opinion, it is good that Gaddafi is no longer the ruler of Libya, however, the Libyan people should have found another way of removing him as a leader. It is clear that Libya is now free from Gaddafi's rule, but who knows who is going to be the next leader of Libya.
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