The Libyan Supreme Judicial Council has reiterated that the judicial authority should be fully autonomous as per the legislations organizing its work, excluding Article 15 of the Libyan Political Agreement.
The delegations from the Libyan parliament, the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR), and the High State Council (HSC) announced that they had reached a comprehensive understanding on the criteria for selecting the holders of Libya’s sovereign positions.
Libya’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) yesterday rejected the outcomes of the Libyan political talks taking place in the Bouznika outskirt of Rabat, Morocco on the political appointment of the country’s two highest judicial positions.
The Ministry of Justice of the Government of National Accord (GNA), announced on Tuesday, that the Supreme Judicial Council, on Monday, issued a decision to pardon approximately 54 inmates from Tripoli prisons.
The Supreme Judicial Council on Sunday, issued a decision to suspend the remaining lawful punishment for a number of 582 prison inmates, in implementation of the minutes of the Fifth Council meeting for the year 2020.
The Supreme Judicial Council gave orders to suspend work at courts, procuratorates and other judicial bodies starting from today until the end of April.
French President Emmanuel Macron met Monday with Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, who insisted he would commit to a ceasefire with the UN-recognised government in Tripoli as long as its militia fighters pledge to sign on as well.
Libya’s Supreme Judiciary Council announced yesterday the completion of the elections of its members. It said it was proud to announce that despite the country’s political split the Council was able to democratically and smoothly elect its members in a transparent manner, safeguarding its independence and integrity.
The Supreme Judiciary Council demanded the relevant authorities to provide protection for members of the judicial bodies, after the recent attack on the head of Sabha’s District Court Abu Bakr Saleh last Thursday.
Libya’s Supreme Judiciary Council has urged the country’s Attorney General to carefully and promptly investigate the recently-released Audit Bureau 2017 Annual Report.
