GENEVA — Libya said Sunday that Switzerland has paid $1.5 million for mistreating Moammar Khadafy’s son during his arrest there in 2008, and a Swiss citizen who had been held in Tripoli left for home as the countries ended a two- year diplomatic row.
The nations struck a deal to end a dispute that began with the two-day detention of Hannibal Khadafy and his wife for allegedly beating their servants in a Swiss hotel.
In February, Moammar Khadafy called on Muslims to wage jihad, or holy war, against Switzerland. Libya arrested two Swiss businessmen and tried them on charges of violating residency laws and operating a business illegally.
One of the men, Rachid Hamdani, was acquitted. The other, Max Goeldi, was expected to return to Switzerland via Tunisia today.
