Jun 18 Michel Cousins

Interior Ministry preparing master plan to dissolve all brigades

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 18 June 2013:Following the General National Congress’s demand that Prime Minister Ali Zeidan set out plans to dissolve all briga...

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May 25 Michel Cousins

Shuwail must stay say Jebel Akhdar police and CSOs

Tripoli, 25 May 2013:The police in Jebel Akhdar District together with local elders and civil society institutions in the area have called on the Prim...

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May 6 Michel Cousins

Police chief appointment in Benghazi confirmed

Benghazi, 6 May 2013:Sadeq Muftah Ellawati has been confirmed as police chief in Benghazi today.He was made interim police chief by the Interior Minis...

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Feb 23 Michel Cousins

New police chief for Benghazi

By Maha Ellawati.Benghazi, 23 February 2013:The Interior Minister, Ashour Shuwail, has appointed Brigadier Ali Mansour Ferjani as head of the police i...

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Jan 26 Michel Cousins

Applications to join police soar

Tripoli 26 January 2013:Some 26,000 members of the Supreme Security Committee (SSC) have now signed up to join the police force according to the Inter...

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Dec 20 Michel Cousins

Ansar Al-Sharia denies any link with Benghazi assassinations

Tripoli, 20 December:An official with the Ansar of Sharia battalion, Nasser Torshani, has denied any connection between it and names claimed to be lin...

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Oct 18 Michel Cousins

Libya cooperating with EU and Interpol to rebuild police effectiveness

Tripoli, 18 October:Officials from the Interior Ministry met with a team from the Libyan Interpol office on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of a...

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Benghazi police refuse to serve under new chief
Sep 20 George Grant

Benghazi police refuse to serve under new chief

The police have staged a de facto mutiny by refusing to serve under the newly-appointed Colonel Salaheddin Daghman.Benghazi, 20 September:Police in Be...

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Interior Minister resigns
Aug 26 George Grant

Interior Minister resigns

Tripoli, 26 August:The minister reportedly resigned following criticism from congressman over his handling of the recent crisesInterior Minister Fawzi...

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New security forces for Ajdabiya
Apr 21 Michel Cousins

New security forces for Ajdabiya

Ajdabiya, 21 April:The Supreme Security Committee in Ajdabiya has held a graduation ceremony for some 1,200 new cadets.The men, mostly former thuwar,...

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