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A Libyan soldier has denied allegations of carrying out sex offences while he was undergoing training at a British army base. A Libyan soldier has denied carrying out sex offences while he was being trained at a British army base.
Khaled El Azibi, 18, is accused of two sexual assaults against members of the public in October. Khaled El Azibi, 18, is accused of two sexual assaults against members of the public in October. He was stationed at Bassingbourn barracks, Cambridgeshire, as part of a programme to support the Libyan government by training its soldiers in the UK.
He was stationed at Bassingbourn barracks in Cambridgeshire as part of a programme to support the Libyan government by training its soldiers in the UK. Appearing at Cambridge crown court, Azibi pleaded not guilty to two charges of sexually assaulting two women on 26 October by touching them. He also denied stealing a bicycle from Bassingbourn barracks on the same day.
Appearing at Cambridge crown court, Azibi, 18, pleaded not guilty to two charges of sexually assaulting two women on 26 October by intentionally touching them. He also denied stealing a bicycle from Bassingbourn barracks on the same day. Two other Libyan army cadets stationed at the base have pleaded guilty to sex offences. Mohammed Abdalsalam, 27, admitted at Cambridge magistrates court on 28 October to two counts of sexual assault, one public order offence of causing harassment, alarm or distress and one charge of stealing a bicycle. Ibrahim Naji El Maarfi, 21, admitted two counts of sexual assault, one of exposure and one of stealing a bicycle.
Two other Libyan army cadets stationed at the base have pleaded guilty to sex offences. Mohammed Abdalsalam, 27, admitted at Cambridge magistrates court on 28 October two counts of sexual assault, one public order offence of causing harassment, alarm or distress and one charge of stealing a bicycle. Ibrahim Naji El Maarfi, 21, admitted two counts of sexual assault, one of exposure and one of stealing a bicycle.