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Libyan Government Strongly Condemns WWII Tombstone Desecration in Eastern Libya
[Tripoli Post] The Libyan interim government strongly condemned the actions by unidentified persons that resulted on the desecration of tombstones of foreign WWII soldiers who fallen in Libya including British and Americans.A statement issued last week by the government said "the government condemns in the strongest and abhors the attack directed at non-Moslem graves of British and Italians in the city of Benghazi, by subversive elements who do not respect religion, custom and international law." "This action is contrary to the values of our Islamic religion and the principles of Shariah, which are based on the love of human beings of each other and on the respect of man's dignity live or dead or alive, such action is considered immoral and irresponsible by the government," the statement added. The government pledged to bring the perpetrators to trial in accordance with Libyan law which criminalizes these acts. The government reassures that such acts do not reflect the Libyan people's beliefs or their aspirations. These acts, the statement said, were in to the values of tolerance and respect of others in which the Libyans believe. Posted by: Fred 2012-03-06 |
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