Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of longtime Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has been disqualified from running for president in December’s planned election, a move expected to compound turmoil surrounding the vote in Libya. Gaddafi was among 25 candidates declared ineligible to participate in the race by Libya’s election commission on Wednesday. Many in western Libya also accuse Haftar of war crimes committed by his forces during the 2019-20 war on Tripoli. Libya’s election commission didn’t respond to The Independent’s request for comment on the criticism. Dbeibah has dismissed the election rules as “flawed”.

Source: Libya Today November 26, 2021 01:17 UTC