Libya orders state security courts abolished

Libya’s transitional justice minister said that he has approved a measure to abolish the country’s state security prosecution and courts, which sentenced opponents of the old regime to prison. At a press conference Monday in Tripoli, Mohammed Al Alagi, part of Libya’s new leadership after the ouster of Moammar Gaddafi, said he has signed a document to disband the bodies. The step still needs approval by the National Transitional Council that now runs the country. ‘I am personally very happy to sign an approval to end the state security prosecution and court, and the state security appeals court,’ Al Alagi said. He said the document includes a request to abolish a third court for special…

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Libya orders state security courts abolished

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