Madrid. .- The government has blocked plans which Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi planned in the town of Benahavis Malaga, where he owns an estate in which planned to build about 2,000 homes, a golf course and a conference center. The government has taken this decision in compliance with UN sanctions on Libya and the EU last week to establish the freezing of assets and accounts have reported to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Gaddafi's farm is located in the municipality of Benahavis, between Marbella, Estepona and Ronda. With the immobilization of this property, you avoid that Gaddafi and his environment "can be used with any financial gain or in order to get economic returns," the sources said. Libyan leader and their families may have other properties in the area of the Costa del Sol, whose ownership is considering the Government and the Junta de Andalucía.
Also be checked whether Gaddafi have financial assets in Spain, which would be frozen immediately, as stipulated in the sanctions, the sources added. In addition, Spain will withdraw its entire Wednesday per Libyan diplomats but the Embassy can not be completely closed will remain operational as local staff of the legation thus may serve any process or need that may arise, diplomatic sources have indicated Spanish.
In total, fifteen people to evacuate. The department heads Trinidad Jiménez works well in line with other Western and European countries have closed their offices in Libya in recent days. Spain has not taken this step until all that was in the Spanish North African country, and wished to leave, have been able to leave the country.
For its part, the European Commission today adopted regulations with penalties adopted in Brussels on Monday, including, in addition to the assets freeze, a ban on visas to enter EU territory for Gaddafi and 25 others in their environment and the arms embargo. These sanctions have been taken to the repression ordered by Gaddafi to quell the unrest in Libya two weeks ago for his ouster after 42 years in power.
The Libyan leader was in Manchester on a private visit in December 2007. 
Gaddafi's farm is located in the municipality of Benahavis, between Marbella, Estepona and Ronda. With the immobilization of this property, you avoid that Gaddafi and his environment "can be used with any financial gain or in order to get economic returns," the sources said. Libyan leader and their families may have other properties in the area of the Costa del Sol, whose ownership is considering the Government and the Junta de Andalucía.
Also be checked whether Gaddafi have financial assets in Spain, which would be frozen immediately, as stipulated in the sanctions, the sources added. In addition, Spain will withdraw its entire Wednesday per Libyan diplomats but the Embassy can not be completely closed will remain operational as local staff of the legation thus may serve any process or need that may arise, diplomatic sources have indicated Spanish.
In total, fifteen people to evacuate. The department heads Trinidad Jiménez works well in line with other Western and European countries have closed their offices in Libya in recent days. Spain has not taken this step until all that was in the Spanish North African country, and wished to leave, have been able to leave the country.
For its part, the European Commission today adopted regulations with penalties adopted in Brussels on Monday, including, in addition to the assets freeze, a ban on visas to enter EU territory for Gaddafi and 25 others in their environment and the arms embargo. These sanctions have been taken to the repression ordered by Gaddafi to quell the unrest in Libya two weeks ago for his ouster after 42 years in power.
The Libyan leader was in Manchester on a private visit in December 2007.
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