Attorney General evaluates first results of review into Libyan citizen’s civil status, auditing residence records and births, deaths and marriage registration
Published: 8/Oct/2023
Source: Libya Herald
by Sami Zaptia
The Attorney General held a meeting last Wednesday at his Tripoli headquarters with the Minister of State for Prime Minister and Cabinet Affairs, the head of the Civil Registration Authority civil, the Passports, Nationality and foreigners’ Affairs; the Chairman of the Libyan Holding Company for Communications and Information Technology, in the presence of the Attorney General’s Deputies charged with monitoring procedure.
At the meeting, the Attorney General said the responsibility of representing the social body necessitates verifying the integrity of civil status data and understanding the economic consequences of violating people’s economic, social, and political rights. He warned of the necessity of maintaining an electronic system free of anything that violates the authenticity of the data and establishing controls to determine duties and responsibilities.
The Attorney General also reviewed a plan reviewing data on affiliation to Libyan origin and the availability of conditions for choosing Libyan nationality and the soundness of procedures for foreigners to obtain it. He concluded that it was necessary to link the databases of the departments of Passports, Nationality, and Foreigners Affairs and the Civil Registry Authority with the Public Prosecution Authority’s database so that it is possible to reach the target of data audit at times compatible forensic investigation. He said this will also achieve the purpose of informing society of the truth and strengthening efforts to bring stability and societal peace.
For his part, Attorney General’s Office reported that the Minister of State for the Prime Minister and Cabinet Affairs said the government has received the recommendations of the Public Prosecution Authority regarding supporting the reorganization of the citizenship database and purging it of any data that contradicts the truth. The government has made the issue a top priority