Abdullah Al-Lafi, deputy chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council, has voiced his support for the U.N. Advisor Stephanie Williams after the latter was accused of bias by the Libyan government, according to press reports. Al-Lafi spoke on the phone with Williams today to reiterate the council’s support for the U.N. diplomat’s “impartial position”. The two also discussed the challenges facing the political process and ways to overcome them. This comes after Mohamed Hamouda, the government’s spokesman, claimed that Williams is fueling the political crisis in Libya by siding with Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha over the incumbent Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.

Source: Libya Today February 19, 2022 13:47 UTC