Thursday, November 24, 2011

Saif Catcher Became Minister Of Defense

After a delay following the arrest of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Libyan transitional cabinet was announced on Tuesday.

PM while the Libyan Abdel Rahim al-kib announced his new cabinet, including two major ministerial post given to former rebels.

KiB entrust the defense ministry position to Osama Juili, Zintan guerrilla commander who on Saturday captured Saif. The interior ministry post was given to Fawzi Abdelal from Misrata, that its fighters captured Muammar Gaddafi on 20 October.

"I can assure everyone that all Libyans are represented in the new government," explained KiB at a press conference in Tripoli when it announces the composition of his government.The announcement was delivered a month after his arrest and death of Gaddafi, who ruled Libiadengan iron fist for 42 years.

Ibn Ashur KiB Khayyal also pointed to lead the foreign ministry. Khayyal is Canada's envoy to Libya when Gaddafi government, but he eventually joined the opposition in 1990.Meanwhile Yazza bin Abdelrahman, a former official at a large energy company in Italy, became minister of oil and gas.

Lawyer Fethi Tarbel, who was arrested by the Gaddafi regime in the eastern region of Benghazi, entrusted to the youth and sports minister.

KiB himself will lead the 24-member cabinet is comprised entirely of the ministry of martyrs, wounded and missing persons, and the ministry of civil society.

The new cabinet was formed following a series of victories achieved National Transitional Council (NTC), including the arrest of persons deceased trust Gaddafi wanted by the International Criminal Court.

Reject Cabinet

Saif was arrested Saturday by rebels from the hill town Berbel Nafusa Zintan in the mountains, about 170 kilometers southwest of Tripoli. A day later, Sunday, Gaddafi's security chief and brother-in-law, Abdullah al-Senussi, was arrested in the Al-Guira in southern Libya.

So far there has been no sign of rejection of the new cabinet of the interests of the most powerful, especially the Islamist group that was not the biggest government post. However, groups of smaller complain they are ignored.

Some clans Libya, yesterday, said he would not recognize the new government. According to him, the composition evokes more regional rivalries that threaten the stability of the country.