Libya lawmaker quits Muslim Brotherhood group

Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood, repressed under the regime of fallen strongman Moamer Kadhafi, has opened its first public congress inside the country for almost 25 years in the eastern city of Benghazi late on 17 November 2011 [AbdullaH Doma/AFP/Getty Images]

The head of the Libya’s Supreme Council of State, Khalid Al-Mishri, has announced his resignation from the Muslim Brotherhood Group, Libya Panorama channel reported on Saturday.

“Based on national, intellectual and political requirements, and transparency and respect for the Libyan people, I declare my resignation and withdrawal from the Muslim Brotherhood organisation,” Al-Mishri said.

“I will continue my political job as the head of the country’s High Council of State as well as my partisan work,” he added, stressing on his continued respect for the group and its members.

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Al-Mishri called on the Libyan people to “keep away from any mottos or groups,” which he said might “strike the unity of our society.”

The official was elected as the head of the Libyan state council, replacing his predecessor Abdelrahman Al-Sweihli.

The Brotherhood group was formed in Libya in the 1960s. It was banned during the tenure of the former dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

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