Acting Interior Minister, Major General Imad Al-Trabelsi said that the recent and ongoing security plan within Tripoli has resulted in the resolution of several cases.
Trabelsi was speaking during a meeting with training officials at the Police Officers College and the Higher Institute for Officers in Tripoli.
The Interior Minister accepted that the numerous checkpoints are a nuisance and are causing delays, but implied that their results have made it worth the inconvenience.
Investigation results into recent murder of female to be released soon
He said investigations are still ongoing into the recent murder of a female Khansaa Al-Mujahid, and that the results will be released very soon. Those who committed this crime, he stressed, will be held accountable and receive their legal punishment. Khansaa Al-Mujahid’s murder has caused a public outcry.
Modern digital camera system to be installed in Tripoli soon
Trabelsi said his ministry is working to install a modern digital camera system in Tripoli and develop the security operations system in coordination with the government and relevant authorities. He felt helpless that he is forced to use officers on the ground with numerous checkpoints. He said this is an outdated method and it limited his ability to combat crime. He said he could not have an officer in every street.
Murder statistics to be released soon
In the coming period, figures and statistics related to the murder cases that have been solved, the perpetrators apprehended, and their referral to the Public Prosecutor’s Office to complete the legal procedures, will be presented.
Trabelsi said the security work of his ministry is the most important and difficult work of any ministry as all other ministries and Libya depend on security.
Security is the foundation of decision-making
He Libya’s security system had collapsed after the 2011 February revolution (that ended the 42-year Qaddafi regime) until 2023. He added that security is even more important in Tripoli as the capital as it forms the security foundation for decision-making and the security in the rest of the country.
Only three militias remain out of the 11 that existed in Tripoli
Indicating how much security has improved he asked how many security (militia) groups used to exist in Tripoli? He said from the 11 security groups that used to exist, today only three remain. These will also disappear soon, he added.
