With the situation escalating, members of the government are continuing to appease the militias telling them that their demands to alter the rules of the political game by force are legitimate. Libya Herald catches how the Electricity Minister has undermined Zidan's principled actions in calling for his supporters to the streets and not caving in the blockades. Read more here
Militiamen supporting the Political Isolation Law that would see Qaddafi-regime officials banned from holding senior government and state institution jobs took their armed campaign to the Ministry of Electricity today.Since Monday, they have been blockading the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, claiming that Qaddafi-regime officials were working there. They also blockaded the Interior Ministry the same day. On Monday, they attacked the Finance Ministry, smashing equipment in offices, and on Tuesday took action at the Ministry of Justice.“We are not against demonstrations,” said the Electricity Minister, Ali Muhairiq, this evening, confirming today’s protests. “They have legitimate demands.” But he did not confirm reports that the militiamen had entered the building and ransacked offices.