2005 in Libya

The following lists events that happened in 2005 in Libya.

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See also:	Other events of 2005 List of years in Libya

Incumbents

• President: Muammar al-Gaddafi
• Prime Minister: Shukri Ghanem

Events

January

• January 20 - Italian police have arrested number of people connected to smuggling of illegal immigrants from Libya.[1]

March

• March 23 - Muammar al-Gaddafi states that he is not going to pardon five Bulgarian nurses that face a death penalty accused of injecting children with the HIV.[2]

May

• May 17 - Six African countries begin a two-day summit in Tripoli to assess situation in Darfur, Sudan. None of the local rebel groups have sent representatives.[3]

December

• December 25 - The Supreme Court in Libya overturned the death sentences given to international health workers charged with infecting children with HIV.[4]

References

1. "Italy arrests 'people smugglers'". 20 January 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
2. "Gaddafi will not free Aids medics". 23 March 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
3. "Darfur peace talks set to resume". 17 May 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
4. "Libya lifts 'HIV medics' sentence". 25 December 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2015.