Speaking at a Youth Forum held in his city of Misrata yesterday, Tripoli based Libyan prime minister, Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba, distanced himself from the comments made recently by his Interior Minister about adopting a hard line on enforcing public morals. Aldabaiba made it clear that there is no need for new policy on the enforcement of public morals as the overwhelming majority of Libyans are conservative by nature. We are far from (the need for) that, and we are with public freedoms and rights’’.‎He assured that the new decree on public morals does not affect freedoms and liberties. Aldabaiba stressed that the public should focus on what is said in the decree – implying not what his Interior Minister had said or implied. Those males and females who publicly socialise are not deemed to be free to do what they want in the public sphere if it conflicts with perceived public morals.

Source: Libya Today November 24, 2024 20:09 UTC