The latest happy news from Libya is that the PM's chief of staff, Mohammad Ghatous, was abducted by the militiamen he was trying to negotiate with.
Ghatous' disappearance comes less than a week after Zidan was besieged in his office by fighters who demanded his ouster over remarks he made threatening to summon outside help to confront the armed groups. On Sunday, the same day that Ghatous disappeared, dozens of fighters surrounded the justice ministry in a daylong siege and also called for minister Salah al-Marghani's resignation.Al-Marghani had told a Libyan TV station that some of the fighters were illegitimate groups and were operating illegal prisons. He demanded that they relinquish control over them to the justice ministry. Zidan and al-Marghani also held a joint news conference on Sunday, saying that fighters would be held accountable for any attacks.