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Libyan Government should be suspended, says military commander | Libyan Government should be suspended, says military commander |
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Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said on Friday that the government was safe and security was under control, after a military commander called for armed forces to "rescue" the country and suspend the Government. | |
Major General Khalifa Haftar was a leading figure in the 2011 uprising against fomer Prime Minister Muammar Gaddafi, but it was not clear how much influence he has within the nascent army in a country where diverse armed groups hold sway. | Major General Khalifa Haftar was a leading figure in the 2011 uprising against fomer Prime Minister Muammar Gaddafi, but it was not clear how much influence he has within the nascent army in a country where diverse armed groups hold sway. |
He called for it to be replaced by a presidential committee to govern until new elections are held. | |
“The national command of the Libyan army is declaring a movement for the new road map,” Haftar said in a statement in which he claimed the armed forces were calling for the country to be “rescued” from its upheaval. | “The national command of the Libyan army is declaring a movement for the new road map,” Haftar said in a statement in which he claimed the armed forces were calling for the country to be “rescued” from its upheaval. |
“We will hold meeting with different parties and groups regarding implementing this roadmap,” he said. | “We will hold meeting with different parties and groups regarding implementing this roadmap,” he said. |
But Zeidan confirmed that "Libya is stable," adding: "The army is in its headquarters, and Khalifa Haftar has no authority." | |
"No military units have moved to touch any institutions," he added. | |
He said legal proceedings under military law would be taken against Haftar after his statement. | |
Since the fall and assassination of Gaddafi in October 2011, Libya remains chaotic. | |
Its fragile government and armed forces unable to impose their authority on competing political factions and the brigades of former rebels who refuse to disarm. | Its fragile government and armed forces unable to impose their authority on competing political factions and the brigades of former rebels who refuse to disarm. |
Reuters | Reuters |