Libya’s House of Representatives has enacted significant changes to the country’s general amnesty law, extending its coverage to crimes committed prior to the 2011 uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
The amended legislation, however, explicitly excludes individuals implicated in suppressing the February 17th revolution, barring them from holding public office or participating in future elections.
Notably, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the former dictator’s son and once considered his successor, is among those disqualified. Gaddafi is sought by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity linked to the 2011 crackdown on anti-regime protests.
This legislative shift seems designed to prevent influential figures from the Gaddafi era from re-entering the political arena and potentially disrupting Libya’s post-revolutionary transition.
