Libya’s pro-Haftar parliament rejects MoUs with Turkey, urges for cutting ties with Ankara
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Fayez Al-Sarraj, the head of Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA), signed the two controversial deals at a meeting in Istanbul in November.
On Saturday the House of Representatives, which backs Khalifa Haftar and his offensive on Tripoli, rejected the MoUs between Turkey and Libya.
The HoR also voted by 38 members present only to cut relations with Turkey and refer Al-Sarraj for prosecution on a charge of “high treason” because he sought a foreign power’s military help.
On Thursday, Turkey’s parliament passed a motion to allow a military intervention in Libya, voting in favor of a one-year mandate to deploy troops to the country to help maintain legitimacy agaisnt Haftar’s attempts to take power by force.
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