Libyan Presidential Council Suspends Foreign Minister, Refers Her to Investigation
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The spokesperson for the Libyan Presidential Council confirms that Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush has been suspended as a precaution to probe into the violations she has been accused of.
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The Libyan Presidential Council suspends their Foreign Minister, Najla Al-Mangoush.
The spokesperson for the Libyan Presidential Council, Najwa Wahiba, announced Saturday that the council suspended the Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush as a precaution, referring her to investigation into violations. In addition to that, the council prohibited the minister from traveling anywhere.
Wahiba mentioned that the council took its decision because Al-Mangoush "acted unilaterally, violating the political agreement."
As mentioned in a statement by the council, a committee will be formed to investigate with Al-Mangoush, who is suspended as a precaution, provided that the committee will provide a report within 14 days from the issuance of the decision.
This decision came after the resurfacing of a name: the former Libyan intelligence official, Abu Ajila Masoud, as Tripoli expressed willingness to extradite him to the United States for his involvement in the 1988 American plane bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Al-Mangoush's stance on the matter comes through her saying that the government intends to coordinate with the United States to extradite Masoud for the Lockerbie case.
On Wednesday, the minister iterated to BBC that the Libyan government understands the pain and misery of the families of the victims of the incident, but she is to respect the law, as she put it.
Observers of the Libyan affairs went on to describe Al-Mangoush’s step as a deal in which Abu Ajila will be handed over in exchange for greenlighting the Dabaiba government extension. This would be followed by granting Washington new compensation, in contrast to the compensation received by the families of the victims when the Lockerbie file was closed more than two decades ago.
