Libya’s Tripoli Interior Ministry announced Decree (1508/20) to create a mechanism and programme for the categorization and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) of militias into the Ministry.

The Charge D’Affairs in the Hungarian Embassy in Libya expressed his country’s readiness to provide its expertise and technology to the security services of the Ministry of Interior and to contribute to the development of the ministry.

The Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha issued a decision aimed to start containing armed groups and fighters at the Ministry and dismantling others.

The Minister of Interior, Fathi Bashaga, has formed an entirely new section under his office, to combat financial crimes, money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

The interior minister in Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord was reinstated on Thursday after a week-long suspension and an inquiry on violent incidents during demonstrations last month.

Libya’s government in Tripoli on Thursday warned it would use force against militia gunmen who broke up peaceful protests by firing at crowds the day before.

Amnesty International pressed for the release of at least six protesters abducted when armed men, allegedly allied with Libya’s UN-recognised government, fired live ammunition to disperse a demonstration in the capital.

The Interior Ministry of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) said any gatherings or protests that are not in line with the regulations and laws of organizing demonstrations will be subject to legal action.

The Libyan Interior Ministry denied in a statement that any of its personnel had opened fire on protesters in Tripoli on Sunday, when one man was reported injured.

The Interior Ministry aligned to the internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli has acknowledged the shooting by pro-government forces against unarmed civilian demonstrators in Tripoli yesterday.