Swiss press attack Gaddafi's "revenge" and criticize his regime...

Libyan "revenge" against Switzerland in response to the detention of Hannibal Gaddafi in Geneva last week is in the spotlight of the Swiss press.

The newspapers have taken the opportunity to look at the nature of the Libyan regime – and Moammar Gaddafi's system of government is shown in a bad light.

The Swiss foreign ministry reported on Wednesday that Libya had taken "worrying retaliatory measures", including the closure of Swiss businesses in the country and the detention of two Swiss citizens.

Hannibal and his heavily pregnant wife Aline were detained in a Geneva hotel after two of their servants complained of severe mistreatment.

His sister, Aisha, warned last week that Libya would respond on the principle of "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth", as Le Temps of Geneva recalls.  More...

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