He was sentenced in absentia and left to London and then Montreal , amidst the encroachment of Gaddafi 's hit squads into the United Kingdom .
Dr. Shennib left Libya in 1969 and was active in the Libyan Opposition in Cairo during the 1970s where he studied medicine .
Shennib was sentenced in absentia and left to London and then Montreal , amidst the encroachment of Gaddafi 's hit squads into the United Kingdom .
Dr. Shennib left Libya in 1969 and was active in the Libyan Opposition in Cairo during the 1970s where he studied medicine .