For the third day in a row, Sabha court of appeals adjourned the session to look into the motion brought by Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi against his candidacy disqualification by the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) due to threats to judges by Khalifa Haftar's forces who have been cordoning off the courthouse for two days, according to identical sources.
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said in a statement on Monday that it was alarmed by increasing reports of intimidation and threats against judges and judicial employees, particularly those dealing with electoral-related complaints, as well as against candidates, in a number of locations in Libya, singling out its concern about the continued closure of Sabha Court of Appeal, in addition to reported threats against the judiciary in there.
The chief of security in Sabha, Mohammed Behser, has accused Khalifa Haftar and his son Saddam of ordering their forces to spoil for electoral process, adding to Libya Alahrar TV that battalion 115 under the command of Mohammed El-Jarih within the south military zone is the force that blockaded roads to Sabha courthouse for the last few of days.
Political and social leaders in Libya have agreed to unify their efforts to establish presidential and parliamentary elections on consensual bases, which outcomes would be accepted.
A group of elites, politicians, and civil society activists met in Tripoli Monday to mark the founding of the National Coordination Conference Towards Stability and Construction.
They reiterated their position against violence as they called for dialogue to resolve political and military differences.
Director of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Haider Al-Sayeh confirmed Monday that they do not have enough information about the new Corona variant Omicron, but he assured concerned people that they have the capabilities to confront it like the previous ones.
Al-Sayeh staged a press conference to address concerns over the risk of the spread of Imocran in the country as it continues to balloon around the world.
Libya and Algeria have agreed to open the Al-Debdeb-Ghadames border crossing, as interior ministers of both sides met in Algeria to discuss bilateral relations.
Minister Khaled Mazen and his Algerian counterpart Kamal Beljoud discussed coordination in various fields, stressing that the visions are identical in many files.
