A Bad Omen for Libya

The Constitutional Drafting Committee election law was today approved by the General National Congress (GNC), after days of debate.
Tomorrow should see the final vote on the election law for the Constitutional Drafting Committee.
The National Congress failed to reach an agreement on the draft electoral law that will guide elections of the Constitutional Assembly for Libya at its most recent session on Monday, July 8.
The Interior Ministry, closed for a week after the premises were besieged by militiamen, was yesterday back under government control.
Libyan revolutionary brigades yesterday closed the Libyan-Egyptian border crossing at Musaid, after the head of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood tried to flee the country’s political coup.
The Ministry of the Interior complex on Tripoli’s Airport Road was surrounded by a group of several hundred heavily-armed men early this evening. It is reported that when the gunmen arrived, firing heavily into the air, guards in the complex withdrew.
Congressman Safwan Milad, the only member of the Al Asala and Development Party and who was elected on the party list system for Tripoli’s Hay Andalus district, has declared himself a candidate for the presidency of the General National Congress. The vote to replace former Congress President Mohamed Magarief is due tomorrow.
Congressman Safwan Milad, the only member of the Al Asala and Development Party and who was elected on the party list system for Tripoli’s Hay Andalus district, has declared himself a candidate for the presidency of the General National Congress. The vote to replace former Congress President Mohamed Magarief is due tomorrow.
Congress’ Committee on Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has accused the Prime Minister of deliberately sidelining the Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Ministry.
In his latest quarterly briefing on Libya, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of UNSMIL, Tarek Mitri, has told the UN Security Council that, largely because of the security situation, the current transition period is likely to be longer and more difficult than previously expected.
The General National Congress (GNC) has set next Tuesday 25th June as the date for the election of its new head.
A court in Tripoli has once again adjourned the trial of Qaddafi’s last prime minister, Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi, and those charged with him – Al-Mabrouk Zamhoul and Amer Tirfas – this time to 7 August.
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) elected a new president and a deputy this morning at its Zawiat Al-Dahmani headquarters on Tripoli’s Corniche.