Dbeibah

‎The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, said that some of the young people who protested against his government in several Libyan cities during the past few days received money and drugs from local forces - which he did not name. He added at the conclusion of the Rawaf 14 Forum for Entrepreneurs and the General Forum for the Youth Hostels Movement members on Friday that "these forces seek destruction, war and corruption."

"There are many local forces that are disturbed by the sight of young people building Libya... and these people do not want construction, but rather want destruction, war and corruption. This is the situation that we seek to overcome in every sense of the word. You see some young people exploited with money and drugs because those forces want Libya to (move backward)." Dbeibah said.

He indicated that what happened was programmed by those who wanted to rule the country with weapons or organizations or parties that raised the slogan of religion. He said there were those who wanted the return of military rule. He also said: "The youth called on them to "defend the Libyan constitution and bring it to light instead of keeping it in the drawers of those who call for the power of arms, rifles and violence."

Dbeibah explained that "there are countries near and far that do not want good for Libya, so do not let anyone cause discord among us and force us as politicians to go to elections, as there are conspiracies to divide Libya."

Dbeibah's statements coincide with protests witnessed in several cities, after the statements of the suspended Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Najla Al-Mangoush, about her meeting with former Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, in which she said that the meeting was arranged by Dbeibah's government in Tripoli.