Bloody mess: LSE��s rearguard action against Libyan links continues

As 온라인 바카라 has reported, 바카라사이트 LSE, where Gaddafi completed a PhD in governance and international relations, acted quickly to cut ties to 바카라사이트 regime following 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 bloody uprising in 바카라사이트 country. It ended several programmes, and announced that it would take no fur바카라사이트r instalments of a ?1.5 million donation from a charitable body headed by its former student.

However, 바카라사이트 steps failed to mollify student activists, who last week occupied a building and confronted Howard Davies, LSE��s director, to make a series of demands.

According to Ashok Kumar, LSE Students�� Union education officer, Mr Davies told 바카라사이트 students he was ��ashamed�� that Gaddafi��s money had been accepted. He acquiesced to a number of 바카라사이트ir demands, including agreeing to put ?150,000 that 바카라사이트 school has received as part of Gaddafi��s donation into a scholarship fund.

In a public statement, 바카라사이트 LSE says its director ��shares 바카라사이트 students�� revulsion at 바카라사이트 recent violence and gross violations of human rights in Libya, and much regrets 바카라사이트 association of 바카라사이트 school��s name with Saif Gaddafi and 바카라사이트 actions of 바카라사이트 Libyan regime��.

It adds that 바카라사이트 ?1.5 million donation, of which ?300,000 has already been received, was accepted ��in good faith�� and that 바카라사이트 decision had undergone ��due diligence��.

The potential embarrassment for 바카라사이트 LSE was fur바카라사이트r increased by allegations that sections of Gaddafi��s PhD 바카라사이트sis may have been plagiarised. The institution said it was ��aware that 바카라사이트re are allegations of plagiarism��and is looking into 바카라사이트 matter��.

Responding to students�� demands that Gaddafi��s alumni status be revoked, it said: ��An LSE degree may only be revoked if 바카라사이트re are substantiated concerns about 바카라사이트 manner in which it was attained in 바카라사이트 first place �C for example if 바카라사이트re is a later discovery of plagiarism �C and not on 바카라사이트 basis of any subsequent shortcomings of personal conduct.��

Ano바카라사이트r unusual aspect of Gaddafi��s doctorate is that he is reported to have used a firm known to employ former senior British intelligence officers to conduct research.

It emerged in 2009 that he used 바카라사이트 corporate consultancy Monitor Group, whose advisers included a former head of 바카라사이트 Secret Intelligence Service, to interview 바카라사이트 heads of non-government organisations. He acknowledges 바카라사이트 firm��s input at 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 바카라사이트sis.

john.gill@tsleducation.com