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The Supreme Judicial Council denies the existence of a mediation committee to resolve the judicial crisis in Libya.

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Benghazi, April 8, 2026 (LANA) – The Supreme Judicial Council denied the existence of a mediation committee to resolve the judicial crisis in Libya, as stated in a UN mission statement.

The Council stated that the UN Support Mission in Libya's statement contained inaccurate information, and that no mediation committee exists. It clarified that the only committee it was aware of was formed to prevent a ruling from the Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) declaring the Supreme Judicial Council Law unconstitutional. The Council noted that such a ruling was issued, and that it appears some members of this committee, formed by mutual agreement and representing only one faction, included other parties, none of whom were represented by the Council.

The statement further indicated that the committee mentioned by the mission did not convene in Benghazi, but rather "met in Tripoli, and did not invite legal experts or judges from eastern Libya."

The Supreme Judicial Council criticized the mechanism for forming the committee mentioned by the UN mission, stating that it "was not formed from recognized bodies within the country," and that the mission had not informed the Council of its formation. The Council argued that efforts to resolve the crisis are based on a "false premise"—that the problem lies in the law governing the judicial system and the composition of the Supreme Judicial Council—when in fact the issue requires a complete overhaul of the institutional structure of the judiciary, encompassing all its institutions.

The Council asserted that the UN mission's claim that the committee's proposals serve the public interest is "inaccurate," and that the committee had not consulted with either of the parties to the dispute—the Supreme Judicial Council and the Supreme Court—nor had it reviewed the rulings of the Supreme Constitutional Court on the matter in dispute.

In its statement, the Supreme Judicial Council questioned which parties the alleged committee had contacted and the names and positions of those who drafted the proposals mentioned by the UN mission.

The council called for a meeting with both parties to the dispute (the Supreme Judicial Council and the Supreme Court), emphasizing that it is the "authority" to propose any legal amendments to the judicial system, according to Article 5 of the Judicial Law No. 6 of 2006 and its amendments.

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