November 15 (EUROPA PRESS) –
Libya’s High Council of State has accused the internationally recognized government, headed by Abdelhamid Dbeibé, of preventing a meeting of the body in the capital, Tripoli, by deploying loyalist militias to block access to the meeting site.
The organization’s president, Khaled Mishri, has asked the Presidency Council to investigate and adopt measures after the incident, which he has denounced as a “precedent” and an “alteration of political efforts” to try to stabilize the country.
Mishri has described the Dbeibé government as a “militia government” and has announced the filing of a lawsuit before the Prosecutor’s Office to prevent the use of force against the High Council of State, according to the Libyan newspaper ‘The Libya Herald’. .
On the other hand, he has accused Dbeibé of trying to prevent an agreement between the High Council of State and the House of Representatives – the Parliament based in eastern Libya – for a constitutional basis for holding elections.
In this sense, he has charged against the prime minister for trying to “monopolize power” and has outlined that Dbeibé “fears being replaced” in case there is an agreement between the parties, amid tensions due to the postponement of the planned presidential elections for December 2021.
The country is once again divided into two administrations after the House of Representatives terminated Dbeibé’s term due to the postponement of the December presidential elections and appointed Fazi Bashaga, a conflict that has spread to the country’s energy sector, absolutely essential to sustain the economy of a nation ruined after years of civil war.
The unity government rejected the decision of the House of Representatives and maintained that Dbeibé will remain in office to implement his new ‘road map’ for holding elections. Dbeibé was elected as prime minister by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) in February 2021, replacing the then unity prime minister, Fayez Serraj.
