Speaker of Libya’s eastern parliament lashes out at UN envoy

The head of Libya’s internationally-recognised parliament based in the country’s far east has criticized the UN envoy to the North African country, saying the diplomat is acting like a “ruler.”

Parliament speaker Agila Saleh also accused the international community of trying to impose a unity government that goes against a UN-brokered agreement reached by Libya’s rival parties last December.

The remarks reflect the rocky path that Libya faces toward unity. The country slid into chaos after the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed dictator Muammar Gaddafi, with an array of militias, including terrorist groups, carving out fiefdoms and backing rival authorities.

Since 2014, it has been split into two main camps - an outdated parliament and a government backed by a set of Islamist militias and seated in Tripoli, and Saleh’s parliament and its government based in eastern Libya.

Western nations now hope the UN-backed government of Fayez Serraj can unite the country in order to combat an increasingly powerful Daesh (ISIS) affiliate...
 [AP -gulfnews.com]
13/4/16
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