Armed men surround Libyan Justice Ministry building
Iran Press TV
Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:19AM GMT
Libyan officials say a number of armed men have surrounded the country’s Justice Ministry building in the capital, Tripoli.
“Several armed men in vehicles equipped with anti-aircraft guns surrounded the ministry of justice,” AFP quoted Walid Ben Rabha, head of the ministry's information department, as saying on Monday.
Rabha added that the gunmen asked “the minister and staff present to leave their offices and close the ministry.”
Since Sunday, the Foreign Ministry has also been surrounded by some 200 armed men.
The armed men have demanded the ministries to ban remnants of the former regime of Muammar Gaddafi from holding key posts and to hire those who helped oust the long-time ruler.
This comes as Libya’s General National Congress is opting for a law to exclude officials from the former regime from taking top government and political posts.
The law could affect a number of senior figures in the government.
Libyans rose up against Gaddafi’s four-decade rule in February 2011 and deposed him in August 2011. The long-time dictator was killed on October 20 of the same year.
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