It was reported that earlier today Musa Kusa had left the Tunisian port of Djerba on an a private plane headed for London. Mystery surrounded his trip and speculation was rife that he had defected from the Libyan regime.
The Foreign Office has confirmed that his flight arrived at Farnborough airport today and that it had, indeed come from Tunisia.
It has now emerged that Musa Kusa has resigned his post in the Libyan government and is now in discussions with the Foreign Office in the UK.
We can confirm that Musa Kusa arrived at Farnborough Airport on 30 March from Tunisia. He travelled here under his own free will. He has told us that he is resigning his post. We are discussing this with him and we will release further detail in due course.
Musa Kusa is one of the most senior figures in Qadhafi's government and his role was to represent the regime internationally - something that he is no longer willing to do.
We encourage those around Qadhafi to abandon him and embrace a better future for Libya that allows political transition and real reform that meets the aspirations of the Libyan people.
However, the Libyan government denies that this is the case and says that Musa Kusa is in the UK on a diplomatic mission.
Originally published on Digital Journal on March 30 2011
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