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Libya Observer
19-06-2025
- Politics
- Libya Observer
Mufti: Berlin Conference is a deception by Libya's enemies
Libya's Mufti, Sheikh Al-Sadiq Al-Gharyani, said that the third Berlin Conference, is part of the ongoing deception orchestrated by Libya's enemies. Speaking on Tanasuh TV on Wednesday, the Mufti said the countries meeting in Berlin are Western powers that control Libya's fate. He blamed participants of the Skhirat Agreement for Libya's past and present suffering. "All the evil inflicted on the Libyan people—aggression, plundering of wealth and resources, stripping of freedoms and sovereignty, prisons, arbitrary arrests, and standing with the enemy—as happened recently with the blockade of the convoy aiming to aid our brothers in Palestine—its burden lies with the figures of Skhirat who committed their act and then disowned it." He said. He questioned the outcome of the Berlin meeting, saying: "They will present us with the same production… the same figures will reappear in a new form, just like with Sarraj and the transitional governments." He asserted that 'Western countries know the right solution for Libya, but they deliberately seek to prolong the suffering and occupation.' "There is no enmity between the Americans and Russians, nor among Europeans—all of them are united in exploiting us. We face a Russian invasion brought by Haftar, Aguila Saleh, and the agents of the Zionists. We also face infiltration by regional countries through their intelligence services—all because of Berlin." The Mufti added. The Mufti called on the Libyan people to take to the streets in massive numbers to denounce what he described as a conspiracy. His remarks coincided with the third Berlin Conference, held under UN auspices and involving key international and regional players in the Libyan file, including Egypt, the UAE, the United States, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, and the African Union. The conference is not merely consultative—it is seen as an attempt to impose a new transitional roadmap, following the failure of all domestic Libyan initiatives to reach consensus on a constitutional basis and the continued deadlock in UN-led efforts to organize long-overdue elections. Tags: Libya's Grand Mufti Sheikh Al-Sadiq Al-Gharyani Berlin conference
Libyan Express
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Libyan Express
Legal committee deems Council decrees unconstitutional
Legal committee declares Presidential Council's decree-laws unconstitutional The Legal Advisory Committee of Libya's House of Representatives has issued a statement rejecting the Presidential Council's issuance of decree-laws, declaring they have no constitutional or legal basis. The committee states that the presidential decrees were issued outside Libya and without proper meetings of the full Presidential Council, constituting what they describe as a violation of both the Council's internal regulations and national sovereignty. According to the statement, the Seventh Constitutional Amendment of 2014 postponed the election of a president and assigned sovereign powers to the House of Representatives until a legitimate president could be elected. The committee emphasises that this amendment did not grant the Presidential Council any legislative authority. The committee further notes that both the Skhirat and Geneva Agreements specifically limited the Presidential Council's powers to administrative tasks without conferring legislative or presidential powers. The committee has declared the presidential decrees invalid due to the absence of constitutional or legal texts authorising their issuance by any entity other than the legislative authority. These decrees have been referred to judicial authorities for review and to determine whether they constitute criminal offences or threaten the unity or integrity of the state. The committee reaffirmed the House of Representatives' position that the Presidential Council's term has expired and it is ineligible to continue performing its duties. It called for adherence to the consensual political process and acceleration of steps to unify the executive branch, leading to presidential and parliamentary elections. According to the information provided, Presidential Council Chairman Mohamed Al-Menfi has referred minutes of a meeting regarding a second batch of presidential decrees to Representatives Al-Koni and Al-Lafi for signature. On 30 April, the Presidential Council issued a decree repealing the House of Representatives' law establishing a Supreme Constitutional Court in Benghazi, stating that the Presidential Council would assume powers to issue necessary decisions to protect the political process and ensure compliance with final judicial rulings issued by the Supreme Court.
