Fat’hi Bashagha, interior minister of Libya’s UN-backed government of National Accord, resumed work on Thursday after five days of suspension.
The UN-backed government of Libya on Friday issued a decision to suspend the interior minister and referred him for investigation within three days into protection of protesters and abuses committed against the protesters in several cities in western Libya.
Following an investigation session that lasted more than five hours, Bashagha said the questions revolved mainly around the protection of the recent protests.
Many Libyans protested in the capital Tripoli against the political and security instability in the country, as well as lack of basic services such as electricity and water.
The interior ministry said on Aug. 28 that an armed group had indiscriminately fired at protesters in Tripoli.
The UN Support Mission in Libya called for a thorough investigation into the excessive use of force by “pro-GNA security personnel” in the capital.
