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| Small pro-Libya Dawn protest in Beida |
| 2014-09-29 |
| [Libya Herald] A small group of Libya Dawn ...aka Fajr Libya, the Islamist operation launched to counter that of General Khalifa Haftar (Operation Dignity). It is made up of the Libya Shield militia (Misrata and Moslem Brotherhood), Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room (Moslem Brotherhood), and Tripoli Brigade (close to Abdul Hakim Belhaj, head of Al-Watan party). Financing and moral support come from Turkey and Qatar... supporters are reported to have demonstrated in Beida today in front of the public prosecutor's office. According to a local resident, they were demanding the release of a leading member of the Moslem Broherhood in the town, Musa Al-Abdi Al-Barasi. They claimed he had been tossed in the calaboose You have the right to remain silent... last week and charged with threatening national security after he started planning an anti-House of Representatives demonstration in Beida. Barasi, who was active during the revolution, supposedly vanished after leaving dawn prayers at the King Idris Mosque in Beida last Thursday. Organisers are said to have hoped that around 500 people from Beida and other towns would attend today's protest. In the event, fewer than 30 turned up. According to the local resident, the low number reflects the unpopularity of Libya Dawn in the town, currently the seat of both the government led by Abdullah Al-Thinni and the Constitution Drafting Assembly. |
| Posted by:Fred |