In a televised broadcast on Thursday evening, Libya’s prime minister, Hamid Dbeibah, said Masud’s extradition was lawful and his government was simply cooperating with an “international judicial framework to extradite accused citizens”. He provided no hard evidence for any of his allegations and did not elaborate on his government’s role in Masud’s handover. On Tuesday, Bashagha called Masud’s extradition illegal and urged his immediate release. Masud’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.

Source: Libya Today December 15, 2022 23:39 UTC