West killed former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi in the hopes of hiding the cooperation of Western intelligence agencies

An Iranian lawmaker said on Friday that the West killed former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi in the hopes of hiding the cooperation of Western intelligence agencies, especially the CIA, with him.

“Gaddafi's Cooperation and ties with European countries led to violation of the Libyan people's rights and created an atmosphere of repression which was the outcome of the support of Western states and US for this dictator,” Fars News Agency quoted Zohreh Elahian as saying.

The lawmaker, who is member of Iran Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, added that arresting and trying Gaddafi would have provided an opportunity to shed light on his ties with Western leaders and the CIA as well as Imam Sayyed Mousa Sadr's case.

“Under the pretext of defeating Gaddafi and supporting Libyans, the US and NATO have tried to secure their military presence in Libya and use it to destroy Libya's infrastructure,” she said.

Elahian said that destroying Libya's infrastructure is a US and NATO plot to help plunder Libyan resources under pretext of rebuilding the country.

Gaddafi is the first dictator to be killed in the wave of the popular uprisings and revolutions, which are sweeping through North Africa and the Middle East.