Libya is seeking to revise existing legislation to make it conform more to Islamic sharia law, a justice ministry document obtained by AFP shows.
The text announces the establishment of a “committee charged with revising current legislation and to propose amendments that would not contradict the fundamental rules and regulations of Islamic law”.
.... One law imposing strict restrictions on polygamy, that was instituted by the regime of dictator Moamer Kadhafi who was toppled and killed in 2011, was abolished after the revolution.
The justice ministry’s plan would appear to be aimed at satisfying the demands of Salafist, or extremist Sunni Muslim, groups in the violence-wracked North African nation. [Daily Times] Read more
