Gaddafi minister found jointly liable for 1984 killing of PC Yvonne Fletcher

Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk was prime mover' in 25-year-old's death outside Libyan embassy in London, says judge

A former minister in Muammar Gaddafi's government was jointly liable for the shooting of PC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan embassy in London in 1984, a high court judge has ruled.

Reaching his decision on the lower civil standard - which requires proof on the balance of probabilities rather than beyond reasonable doubt - Mr Justice Martin Spencer said on Tuesday that although Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk did not fire the shots himself, he was a prime mover" in the killing of 25-year-old Fletcher.