Saif Gaddafi's connections with New Labour and the liberal elite glossed over

'However, at one time he was considered one of the more liberal of Col Gaddafi's sons and was courted in the West.'

That's the only line alluding to Saif Gaddafi's previous courting by such as Peter Mandelson and the LSE in the BBC article about his arrest. Somehow I think if it was a bloodthirsty tyrant who had previously associated with leading Conservative politicians the BBC's coverage would be less muted.