The Supreme State Council: The campaigns of doubt targeting the Libyan judiciary, led by the Supreme Court, constitute a serious assault on the principle of separation of powers.

Tripoli — The High Council of State announced its full and unconditional support for the statement issued by the Supreme Court, affirming that its content embodies a responsible national stance at a pivotal moment in defense of the Constitutional Declaration as the supreme legal framework governing public authorities and in safeguarding the independence of the judiciary.

The Council stated, “The systematic campaigns of doubt and political pressure targeting the Libyan judiciary, headed by the Supreme Court, constitute a serious assault on the principle of the separation of powers and a clear violation of the governing constitutional principles. No legislative or executive authority may infringe upon, circumvent, or reinterpret these principles outside their constitutional framework.”

The Council expressed grave concern over the continued escalation by the Presidency of the House of Representatives towards the judicial authority, and its pursuit of establishing parallel judicial entities lacking constitutional foundation, while attempting to impose political interpretations on the judiciary’s jurisdictions. It noted that this reflects a determination to manage the transitional phase with a unilateral logic that undermines the foundations of national consensus, pushes the country towards further division and instability, and threatens to dismantle what remains of the entire political process.

The High Council of State confirmed that the House of Representatives, as a temporary legislative body with limited powers as established by constitutional jurisprudence, possesses no constitutional mandate to redefine legitimacy, override the Constitutional Declaration, or challenge the jurisdictions of the judicial authority. Continuing on this path poses a direct threat to the unity of the state and practically returns Libya to the initial square of division.

The High Council of State called on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya to take a clear and responsible stance regarding these repeated violations and not to confer any political or de facto legitimacy on procedures or outcomes issued outside the framework of constitutional consensus, due to their profound effect in deepening the crisis and undermining opportunities for reaching a sustainable political solution.

The Council stressed that protecting the judiciary and respecting the Constitutional Declaration are not political options subject to bargaining or exploitation, but rather a national, constitutional, and moral commitment. Any tampering with them will only deepen chaos and prolong the transitional phase, which the High Council of State categorically rejects.

The General Assembly of the Supreme Court had expressed in a statement its profound regret and strong condemnation of the stance of the President of the House of Representatives, Counselor Aguila Saleh, towards the country’s judicial authority, represented at its apex, and the assault on the professional reputation of its head, unjustly accusing it of bias and lack of integrity, describing it as a dangerous precedent.