TRIPOLI : Libya's Presidential Council head Mohammed al-Menfi and Attorney General Siddiq al-Sour on Wednesday vowed investigations into the transfer of Lockerbie suspect Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi to the United States. Mas'ud's sudden arrival in the United States after his family said he was seized from their home by gunmen last month has caused widespread anger in Libya at the Tripoli government. The head of the Presidential Council, which functions as Libya's head of state, also demanded that GNU Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah tell the truth about any coordination with the United States. Critics of Dbeibah accuse him of trading Mas'ud to the United States to curry its support in his political standoff with an eastern-based parliament that backs an alternative administration. (Reporting by Reuters Libya newsroom; Writing by Angus McDowall, Editing by Alexandra Hudson)

Source: Libya Today December 14, 2022 19:21 UTC