The Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Aqila Saleh announced in an HoR session in Benghazi on Thursday the appointment of Abdullah Abu Razizah as new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to replace Mohammed Al-Hafi, a step that could lead to more division - caused by the HoR - in the judiciary system. The HoR session was suspended later on Thursday without any statement by the HoR on the quorum and whether or not it fulfills the needed requirements for taking such huge decisions for the country's Supreme Court. The HoR member Mohammed Al-Raeid and other west-based members rejected attending the session that was held in Benghazi on Thursday. "Sovereign institutions are not under HoR supervision anymore and have lost legal status for violating HoR decisions. Also, the absent HoR members should have their membership terminated as per the bylaws, in addition to those who took state institutions' jobs or resigned."

Source: Libya Observer September 15, 2022 19:24 UTC