The Swiss government has been accused of bowing to totalitarianism after apologising to Libya for the arrest of one of the president's sons, Hannibal Gaddafi, last year.
Critics greeted the climb-down with outrage claiming it was a "humiliation" and a sign of Switzerland's weakness and isolation.
Officials and residents in Geneva were angriest, having refused to bow to intense diplomatic and economic pressure from Libya over the incident in July 2008. More...
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