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The current security situation in Derna has made the prospect of holding tomorrow’s elections there impossible, an official in the town has said.

Elders and dignitaries from the greater Benghazi area have openly criticised the statement made earlier this month by the Grand Mufti, in which he described the Operation Dignity forces led by retired General Khalifa Hafter as “outlaws” and called on Libyans to fight them.

The Supreme Judicial Council, in a bluntly worded statement, declared that the General National Congress (GNC) does not have the authority to dismiss or appoint the Attorney General, referencing the absolute need to observe separation of powers between the legislative and judicial branches of the government.