Civil sources told “Sky News Arabia” that some areas in Greater Tripoli suffer from power outages of up to 10 hours per day, despite the promises of the government of Abdel Hamid al-Dabaiba to solve the file months ago.
Activists in Tripoli are also complaining on social media platforms about the successive rises in the prices of food commodities, which recorded an increase of 4 times within a short period, compared to prices months ago.
Aswat also came out from within the Teachers Syndicate to pressure the Dabaiba government and the Central Bank of Libya to implement the ruling issued by the Al-Bayda Appeals Court, which obligates them to increase their salaries according to the schedule of Law No. 4 of 2018.
Militia threat
But on the other hand, armed groups and militias supporting the outgoing government, called the “Strength of the Constitution and Elections,” were quick to issue threats and threats to those calling for demonstrations in the capital, Tripoli.
The militias said in a statement, that they “warn all the organizers of the demonstrations under the slogans of electricity, the wounded and salaries,” saying that these slogans are “used to tickle the feelings of citizens and destabilize the security of the capital.”
In conjunction with this statement, a convoy of armed cars belonging to the militia, Mukhtar al-Jahawi, arrived in the capital from the city of Misurata, to support the forces loyal to the outgoing government, in light of the alertness in anticipation of the demonstrations.
Commenting on these conditions, Libyan political analyst Ezz El-Din Aqeel said, “Tripoli is under the fascism of armed groups and militias that suppress citizens and silence people with a policy unprecedented since the era of occupation,” according to his expression.
Aqeel stressed that “the warlords and militia leaders want the state of violence and chaos to continue, to block the path to reaching political solutions that lead to the stability of the country,” noting that these groups “were a source of intimidation for the people of Tripoli during the many clashes and confrontations they have made over the past months.”
Aqeel stressed that “there is no way to solve except by restoring the state’s prestige, stopping the monopoly of force, and putting an end to militias and the chaos of arms through programs and experiences used in many countries around the world. Enough of Tripoli is the destruction, and the population is enough with loss, terror and poverty.”
Regarding the most serious crises in Tripoli, Professor of Political Science at the University of Sirte, Abdel Aziz Aqeela, stressed that the militias and armed groups’ control over the capital is one of the most important issues that Libya has been suffering from over the past ten years.
Aqeela indicated that Libya is counting on the presidential elections as a “single solution” to get rid of this dilemma and the many crises besieging the country, calling for the support of the international community “so that the country can finally reach the election box to realize the will of the people.”
The Libyan parliament assigned Fathi Bashagha to head the government, but Dabaiba refused to leave his position before holding elections, while Bashagha’s government chose to work from Sirte, and Dabaiba’s government remained in Tripoli.
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