The Chief of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC,)Mustafa Abdul Jalil, has dissolved his entire executive committee in response to the killing of the rebel military chief Abdel Fattah Younes last month.

The Chief of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC)Mustafa Abdul Jalil has dissolved his entire executive committee in response to the killing of the rebel military chief Abdel Fattah Younes last month.

A rebel spokesman said that the Prime Minister, Mahmoud Jibril, the only member of the cabinet who kept his job, would have to present a new slate of cabinet members to the rebel legislative body for approval in the coming days.
The spokesman added that the cabinet was dismissed “for improper administrative procedures” that led to the arrest and subsequent killing of the military leader.

The move left the rebels’ cabinet without several of its ministers, including defense, finance, interior and justice, as they try to fight a three-front war against embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.

General Younes had defected to the rebels in February after serving in the Libyan leadership since the 1969 coup which brought Col Muammar Gaddafi to power.
His burnt body - along with two of his aides - was found on the outskirts of Benghazi on 28 July, after he had been recalled to give evidence on the ongoing conflict against Col Gaddafi.

Before his assassination, Younes was summoned by a senior member of the NTC, Ali Essawi, to be questioned for suspicion he and his family still had ties to Gaddafi’s regime.

This move made by NTC has been seen as an effort to placate the family of Younes, especially after members of his tribe, the Obeidi, said they would turn to violence unless there was a proper investigation.

 
Younes’ family cautiously welcomed Monday’s reshuffling but demanded more action.
“We only care about justice,” the family said in a statement that was also signed by the Obeidi.
“We don’t seek power. We insist on bringing those involved with the assassination, regardless of their ranks or titles, to be prosecuted by a fair, civilized judicial system.”