Libya's ruling National Transitional Council today criminalised the glorification of slain leader Muammar Gaddafi and his regime.
According to the law, Libya is still in a state of war following the 2011 bloody conflict that pitted Gaddafi loyalists against NATO-backed rebel forces. A second law, also governing the transition, stipulates prison sentences for anyone who "attacks the February 17 revolution, denigrates Islam, the authority of the state or its institutions."
Yet another law confiscates all property and funds belonging to figures of the previous regime, including Gaddafi's relatives, putting them under the care of the judiciary. The tough legislation comes just weeks before elections for a constituent assembly which the NTC has pledged to hold in June.u00a0
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