And while this decision was revoked only a week later, the local office of the Civil Registry Authority refused to add the families to its citizen records. Unwilling to give up, Youssef filed a lawsuit against the Civil Registry, which he won. It became impossible to register births (even on the temporary registry) and deaths, or to issue separate family booklets for newlyweds. It is not a phrase found in the Libyan Nationality Law No. After the circular, Mohammed tried several times to reclaim his Libyan nationality in court.

Source: Libya Today March 23, 2021 11:48 UTC