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Sack Zeidan or take blame for Libya's woes, Muslim Brotherhood tells Congress
[Libya Herald] The Moslem Brüderbund of Libya has said that Congress must vote to remove Ali Zeidan and his government. If it refuses to do so, it said in a statement dated 13 January but just published, then the Brotherhood "places full responsibility for the appalling political, security, economic and social situation in the country on all General National Congress members and on all political blocks dominating Congress". The statement also said that the blockade of oilfields and terminals could "no longer be tolerated". However, death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate... it did not suggest how this could be achieved other than saying that Libyan tribes, local councils, civil society organizations and others had to work together to finding a way to put an end to the situation. Such groups, as well as Congress members and the government, have in fact been doing precisely that for several months, but without success, largely because of the wish to avoid bloodshed. Pointing to the chaotic security situation, the Brotherhood statement condemned last week's violence in Sebha in which 31 people died and 65 were maimed, as well as the liquidation in Sirte last Saturday of Deputy Industry Minister Hassan Al-Daroue. It accused the government of making no comment about Daroue's killing although both the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni flew to Sirte to offer their condolences to the murdered minister's family. Calling on Libyans to unite and pursue national dialogue so that the process of rebuilding the country could restart, the Brotherhood said that Daroue's death had made it all the more determined to "stand by the principals and goals of the revolution". The statement also suggested that Libya's present crisis was the result of foreign interference. Libya was now so weak that, it said, it had became "an easy target for foreign forces and foreign agendas". The festivities in the south, too, were said to be linked to "foreign agendas that try to take advantage of the situation and cause incitement between the people of the homeland". Posted by: Fred 2014-01-17 |
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