Witnesses in the Libyan capital, Tripoli,
reported that at least 20 trucks loaded with anti-aircraft guns blocked the
roads on Sunday, with about 200 gunmen armed with AK-47s and sniper rifles
surrounding Libyan foreign ministry in order to push demands that former
workers of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi be banned from senior positions in
the new administration.
Since a campaign was launched to break the
militias from their strongholds in the capital, there has been rising tension
between the government and the groups in recent weeks.
The commander of the group told Reuters news
agency, ‘the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will remain closed until the political
isolation law (against ex-Gaddafi officials) is implemented.’
He also added that the foreign ministry had
been targeted because some officials employed there had worked for Gaddafi.
Sunday’s protest was simply to demand a law be
passed banning officials who had worked for Gaddafi from occupying senior
positions in the government.
At the moment, the General National Congress,
which is Libya’s highest political authority, is studying the proposals; this
implies that the legislation is under discussion, but has yet to be approved.
No comments:
Post a Comment