Libya: Protests continue as demonstrators defy curfew

Protests against the Government of National Accord have continued since last Sunday in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and in this context, on Thursday evening, the demonstrators took to streets in defiance of the curfew imposed by the Government of National Accord under the pretext of the Coronavirus, and escalated their protests.

28 August, 2020 04:47

NEWS DESK

For the fifth consecutive day, the Libyan protesters took to the streets in massive protests, during which they defied the curfew announced by the government of Fayez al-Sarraj due to the Corona virus, to escalate their protest against the deterioration of living conditions, the spread of corruption, the interruption of services such as electricity and water, as well as the long wait in front of gas stations.

The Accord Government gunmen opened fire on demonstrators in Tripoli, and arrested a number of demonstrators who tried to reach the "Martyrs Square."

While a statement by the "August movement" condemned the deployment of armed groups in the streets of the Libyan capital, and the continuing operations of arrests and house raids.

The statement called for the release of the detainees, who reached 600 according to the statement, and the protesters denounced the silence of the UN mission to Libya about the violations in Tripoli.

The situation in western Libya is a candidate for further escalation, especially with the protesters' call in Tripoli to organize millions in Martyrs Square.

This escalation also predicts an escalation of the dispute between the head of the reconciliation government, Fayez al-Sarraj, and his interior minister, Fathi Bashagha, who threatened to use force against the armed groups he indicated that they belong to Sarraj, in the event that they are exposed to the demonstrators.

In a sign of the Interior Minister's challenge, armed groups expelled the forces affiliated with the Ministry of Interior from Martyrs Square in the center of the capital, Tripoli.

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