Ageing grey Muftihas no shame in issuing political edicts: Prime Minister Thinni
[Libya Herald] Asked to comment about the fatwas or religious edicts or rulings issued by Libya's highest religious holy man, the Grand Mufti Sadik Al-Ghariani, Prime Minister Abdullah Thinni called him old, grey, shameless and politically motivated.In a surprising, unrestrained outburst by the Prime Minister against the Grand Mufti, a position that is usually revered in Moslem society, Thinni could not hide his contempt for the controversial Grand Mufti.
"Certainly when we talk about religious edicts or rulings (fatwas) they are issued by one person in Libya: Grand Mufti Dr Sadik Al-Ghariani who, unfortunately, is a man who has passed the age of 70 and gray invades the hair of his head", he said, implicitly referring to the accusation made by previous Prime Minister Ali Zeidan