"His statement did not live up to the demands of the Libyan people, who are waiting for seeing the criminals, who have been committing the war crimes over the last months, punished. "I was shocked to see that the Libyan ambassador to the UN was defending war crimes perpetrators and demanding the ICC not to interfere in the case, knowing very well that Libya's judiciary is totally crippled." Al-Sweihli further remarked, demanding an explanation by Sayala for the "obliviousness" of the Libyan ambassador, saying things should be cleared out after he receives the letter. They also called - in a statement - on the Head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sirraj and Mohammed Sayala to investigate the incident. Several other denouncing statements were issued by public and civil societies, considering the statement of the ambassador shameful and disappointing as he looked deliberately away when the subject of massacres and war crimes in his country were discussed at the UNSC by foreign ambassadors.

Source: Libya Observer November 09, 2017 21:11 UTC