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| Ministries of Interior and Defence move to stamp out renegade militias |
| 2013-03-21 |
| [Libya Herald] Interior Minister Ashour Shuwail and Chief of the Armed Forces Yousef Mangoush, meet in Tripoli on Sunday, 17 March, to visit the premises of the newly formed joint security force, between the Ministry of Interior and Defense. Speaking to the infantry of the joint force, Shuwail said Libya was entering the most difficult period of its development, that of building a new state based on the rule of law, freedom, human rights and democracy. The state's authority and legitimacy had to be recognised. He added that Libya was a prosperous and strategically located nation and, to move forward, order and stability had to be restored. The joint security force represented a commitment to achieve the goals of the revolution, and everyone, including members of the force, had to partake in the rebuilding process, said Shuwail. The primary objective of the joint force is to secure Tripoli and Benghazi by disbanding militias that remain outside the state's control and who continue to resist the central government's orders to cease arbitrary detention, torture and occupation of government and private property. |
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