Libya’s ruling presidential council on Saturday suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush for “administrative violations” and barred her from travelling.
Gatekeepers News reports that a spokeswoman for the council said the three-member body suspended Mangoush for carrying out the foreign policy without coordination with the council.
No further detail was given by the spokeswoman and there was no immediate comment from the foreign minister.
However, Libya’s transitional Government of National Unity has rejected the council’s decision in a statement early on Sunday.
The statement, issued on the government’s Facebook page, lauded the minister’s efforts, saying she would carry out her duties normally.
It also said that the presidential council has “no legal right to appoint or cancel the appointment of members of the executive authority, suspend them or investigate them”, adding that these powers are exclusive to the prime minister.
