The next day, Mas’ud appeared at a federal court in Washington and was charged with an act of international terrorism. On Tuesday, Bashagha called Mas’ud’s extradition illegal and urged his immediate release. Mas’ud’s extradition has added to discontent among Libyans, long frustrated by years of chaos and division. In Facebook videos posted Thursday, people in Tripoli were seen carrying posters that blamed Dbeibah and his allied militia forces for Masud’s extradition. Mas’ud is the third Libyan intelligence official charged in the U.S. in connection with the Lockerbie attack.

Source: Libya Today December 15, 2022 23:52 UTC