The Chairman of the Culture Authority at Al-Thanni-chaired eastern government, Khalid Najim, has now hailed the seizure of literary and cultural books in Al-Marj town, days after condemning it. “I highly thank and appreciate Al-Marj Security Directorate for confiscating the books. It was a legal procedure because the books had no entry permit into the country.” Najim told Dubai-based Alarabiya channel on Wednesday. Sources claimed that Najim had to withdraw his condemnation over security fears for his life. East Libya’s Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Authority is controlled by a Salafist movement called Madkhalism.

Source: Libya Observer January 27, 2017 14:11 UTC