In Libya detained two Russians for trying to "influence the election"
The chief Prosecutor's office of the Transitional national Council of Libya announced the arrest in may of 2 citizens of Russia and three Libyans for " attempting to influence the forthcoming elections in the country ".
The chief Prosecutor's office of the Transitional national Council of Libya announced the arrest in may of 2 citizens of Russia and three Libyans for " attempting to influence the forthcoming elections in the country ".
As said the head of the criminal investigation division as-Sadiq as-sur, the citizens of Russia would be As if twice met with the son of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Seif al-Islam.
Al-sur said that his Department together with the office of intelligence " continue the trial on the case ".
for its part, the head of Fund of protection of national values Alexander Malkevich said that in Libya the trapped Workers.
It clarifies that one of them is the famous sociologist, the head of the field group Maxim Shugaley.
As said Malkevich Last news Employees of the research team conducted surveys, studied the Humanities, cultural and political situation in Libya.
"Sociologists of the Fund did not intervene in any way in the electoral processes within Libya. Their work was limited only to monitoring the situation in the country ", - noticed the head of the Fund.
Malkevich added that since the detention Fund is closed dialogues about the liberation.
"according to the Fund's information, the arrested officers until now not presented any charges." said the head of the Fund.
the Russian foreign Ministry Last news said that drew attention to the publication in Western sources about the detention of the Russians, but the official notification from Libya until not been received.
the Ministry checks the data " through the appropriate channels ".
After the overthrow and murder of Gaddafi in 2011, Libya is reigning diarchy. To the East sits a Parliament elected by people, and in the capital Tripoli ruled formed with the support of the UN and the European Union, the government of national consent headed by Fitom Barragem.
The UN had proposed in the spring of 2019 to hold General elections in Libya, the results of which are required to be formed of a legitimate and recognized authorities.
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