Libya's new government sharia law

Libya's new government is formed in a month and will be governed by sharia

"Any law that contradicts the principles of Islam is void," the chairman of the Libyan National Transition Council.

"Consultations have begun to form an interim government," said the prime minister of CNT.

The CNT proclaimed a celebration in Benghazi the "total liberation of Libya".

The chairman of the Libyan National Transitional Council (CNT), Mustafa Abdulyalil announced Sunday that the ' sharia '(Islamic law) is "the source of law. "

In a speech proclaiming the liberation of the country, delivered on Sunday in Benghazi, Abdulyalil also stressed that "the revolution began peacefully but then had to deal with violence. "

Abdulyalil was referring to the crackdown on the rebels by the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi , who died last Thursday in his hometown of Sirte in a confused action when it was captured by forces of the CNT.

CNT president gave thanks to God before taking the floor and declared that "as a Muslim nation, we have Sharia as a source of law and any law that contradicts the principles of Islam is void for all purposes. "

Abdulyalil also expressed his gratitude to the Arab League, the UN and the EU for supporting the uprising, which began in mid-February in this city in eastern Libya.

Governed by Sharia

Sharia or Islamic law is a code of conduct issued by different religious authorities and has been adopted into law in some Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia. But how to implement this law is different in each state. Sharia misbehavior categorized as women's disobedience to the father or husband, being homosexual or drinking alcohol.

Abdulyalil himself cited as examples the divorce , which during the Gaddafi regime was authorized, and the prohibition of polygamy. Both standards and will void the entry into force of Islamic law in the country.

The Libyan government will be formed in a month

On the other hand, the prime minister of the National Transitional Council (CNT), Mahmoud Jibril, also said already begun consultations to form a new transitional government in Libya, whose composition will be announced within one month.

The new cabinet will hold the next general election Speaking to journalists during the Arab Economic Forum held in Jordan, Yibirl not say if they remove the first line of the policy as announced or whether to accept part of the new authority.

"Consultations have begun for the formation of an interim government, which must be declared in a month," Jibril said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meetings, which concluded Sunday at the eastern shore of the Dead Sea.

The manager explained that the new cabinet will forward the challenge of organizing the next general election , of a constituent assembly that will and that will be the first to be held in Libya after 42 years of dictatorship.

In this regard, a committee out of that meeting will be in charge of drafting the new constitution of Libya, text which is then submitted to a referendum, he said.

Jibril expressed his confidence that the CNT, which was born as the political body of the rebels against the dictatorial regime of Muammar Gaddafi ousted and currently holds the power to dissolve after all this democratic process, estimated to last at least nine months.

The Libyan official said that after the statement on Sunday of the liberation of the country, the NLC will give "priority" to restore security and discipline and the collection of weapons to the Libyans, who were handed over to participate in the conflict.

Who killed Gaddafi?

Regarding the controversy sparked on the condition that killed the tyrant, the manager insisted that the official was killed during a shootout after his arrest and while being transferred from the Libyan city of Sirte to Misrata.

"However, it is not clear so far whether the shot that killed Qaddafi came from his Republican Guard or the revolutionary ", said the interim prime minister.