Libya: Two Ministers Under Investigation for Disrespecting President

[SpikeTss]

Source: Al-Awsat

The Revolutionary Council (of the Libyan government) is investigating two government officials for what it describes as ungentlemanly conduct towards Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, as well as addressing him in an inappropriate manner.

Libyan sources revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that the Revolutionary Council has summoned two ministers for questioning with regards to events surrounding a meeting held by Gaddafi last week. The meeting was attended by senior government officials and the Parliament in order to discuss Gaddafi's ideas of distribution of oil revenues directly to the people, and the related plan to abolish much of the Libyan states apparatus.

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The publication 'Korina' revealed that some of the more revolutionary Centers (Mathaba) in Tripoli were demanding that Al Safi be investigated due to his insistence in addressing Gaddafi as 'Brother Muammar' which he did more than 10 times during the meeting. Especially since Libyans, and particularly members of the Revolutionary Council (of which Al Safi is a founding member) are not accustomed to doing so.

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The Libyan leader had attended two consecutive meetings with his senior advisors which were later broadcast on state television, whereupon a wide opposition to Gaddafi's ideas was displayed. Western sources and Libyan opponents have said that the fact that these meetings were televised is a prelude to a U-turn regarding the implementation of these ideas.

This is the first time that Libyan officials have raised the subject as to the official protocol of addressing Gaddafi, noting that the official title of Colonel Gaddafi is 'Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution'. From time to time, Libya has copied the example of foreign media by addressing Gaddafi - who does not officially hold any executive position in the state - as President, or Colonel.

Read more: http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=14814

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It seems that the regime in Libya is losing its grip: Radio stations are being shut down by the military police, public unrest in the streets and now this. It seems that Gaddafi's brutal regime has run its course.

[ohio2007]

1. the official title of Colonel Gaddafi is 'Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution'

Kinda sounds like that stroke victim leader of the North Korean gulog, Dear leader Kim jong ill.

lol
I think he never really shook the title of mad dog after all these years.