The attorney general’s office in Tripoli has issued warrants against 31 members of the Chadian and Sudanese opposition based in Libya, along with six Libyan nationals.
The Libyan suspects include Abdul Hakim Belhadj, the former leader of the Libyan Fighting Group (LIFG), and Ibrahim Jadhran, who is the ex-chief of the petroleum defense guards.
The warrants, dated Jan. 2, showed that the suspects are wanted for attacks on the oil 'crescent' in the east of the country and on the Tamanhint military base as well as for their participation in fighting between Libyan rivals.
Belhadj, who heads al-Watan party and owns a satellite TV channel, said the warrant aims at excluding him from Libya’s political life.
He revealed in televised remarks on Thursday night that he had received threats from figures meddling in the judiciary’s affairs to eliminate him from the political scene.
He also accused militias in Tripoli, without naming them, of managing prisons and dominating the capital’s decision-making. Belhadj said the militias stood behind the arrest warrant against him.
