GICDF 's objectives are : The Gaddafi International Foundation has intervened in various hostage situations involving Islamic militants and , most notably , the crisis of the HIV trial in Libya and the resulting European Union-Libyan rapprochement . In January 2004 , GIFCA was instrumental in resolving the compensation issue in relation to the 1989 bombing of UTA Flight 772 when it concluded an agreement with the UTA relatives organisation '' " Les Familles du DC10 d'UTA " '' to pay $ 1 million to each of the 170 victims ' families . Interviewed by French newspaper '' Le Figaro '' on 7 December 2007 GIFCA 's president Saif al-Islam Gaddafi said that the Libyans convicted for the Pan Am Flight 103 and the UTA Flight 772 bombings " are innocent " . When asked if Libya would therefore seek reimbursement of the compensation paid to the families of the victims ( $ 2.33 billion in total ) , Gaddafi replied : " I do n't know . " The Gaddafi International Foundation 's donations to the London School of Economics have been a source of controversy . In February 2011 , LSE students occupied their university in response to Muammar Gaddafi 's alleged repressive measures taken against Libyan people . As a result of the LSE Gaddafi links 's affair , LSE 's director Sir Howard Davies resigned from the School on 3 March
UTA Flight 772
UTA Flight 772
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