BENGHAZI, Libya: One of Libya’s rival administrations voted on Tuesday to suspend its prime minister, who has been placed under investigation, the parliament’s spokesperson said. Fathi Bashagha was the prime minister of Libya’s eastern-based parliament, known as the House of Representatives, which operates in Tobruk. The House of Representatives finance minister, Osama Hamada, has taken over Bashagha’s duties, spokesperson Abdullah Belhaiq said. Bashagha, a former interior minister and air force pilot, was appointed prime minister by the House of Representatives in February 2022. Libya’s western government is based in the capital Tripoli and is headed by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah.
