Former Libyan diplomat in China urges Gadhafi to step down
Violence continues in Libya
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Musrati was the second secretary in the Libyan mission to Beijing
- "I quit about four days ago when I saw on TV my people being killed," he says
- About 20 students and protesters rally outside the Libyan embassy
- Police cordon off the area
Beijing (CNN) -- A top Libyan diplomat stationed in China who resigned to protest his government's violent crackdown on protesters called on President Moammar Gadhafi on Tuesday to step down and leave the country.
Hussein Sadiq al Musrati, who was the second secretary in the Libyan mission to Beijing before he stepped down four days ago, joined about 20 students and protesters in front of the Libyan Embassy in Beijing.
"I used to work in this, the Hitler embassy," he said, pointing towards the embassy compound in central Beijing. "I quit about four days ago, when I saw on TV my people being killed by Hitler, Gadhafi. I tell him: 'Finish! Game over. Get out!'"
He urged international leaders to intervene in the crisis.
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"I want to tell Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the European Union and the governments in the world, please, help my people," he said. "My people are (getting) killed."
As he spoke, a demonstrator shouted, "Gadhafi, the game is over. Go out. Finish."
When police officers arrived, they checked the identification of the reporters covering the protest. Then they cordoned off the area.
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