The US government said today that it had lifted sanctions against Libya's former foreign minister Mussa Kousa, after he defected to Britain.
Kousa had his assets frozen last month as part of a US and allied campaign to put pressure on Muammar Gaddafi's inner circle.
"Kousa has since severed ties with the Gaddafi regime, and today the United States is lifting sanctions against him as he is no longer subject to sanctions for being a senior official of the government of Libya."