Al-Matred notables move against practices threatening residents
LIBYA – Ayyad Al-Arousi, head of the Council of Notables and Elders of Al-Matred, has said the council has drawn up a social and legal plan to curb the spread of gunfire, fireworks and car drifting, after incidents, injuries and deaths linked to these practices were recorded in the Zawiya Al-Gharb area.
Wedding gunfire and drifting cause deaths
Speaking by phone to Libya Al-Ahrar TV, which broadcasts from Turkey — followed and summarised by Al-Marsad — Al-Arousi said the spread of weapons in Libya in general, and in Zawiya Al-Gharb Municipality in particular, had led to many abuses, including deaths caused by the misuse of weapons at weddings, as well as injuries and deaths caused by drifting.
The council’s responsibility to residents
He said these incidents had prompted the Council of Notables and Elders, as a social body elected by residents, to take on its responsibility to keep families safe and protect them from the illegal use of weapons and harmful practices during celebrations.
He added that these phenomena had worsened over roughly the past four years, with increasing gunfire and disturbing noise at weddings, making tackling them a priority for the council.
Three issues addressed through a social and legal plan
Al-Arousi noted that the council was elected about a year and a half ago and had spent part of that time studying the problems and abuses in the area before starting to address three main issues, while work continues on others.
He stressed that the action rests on social and legal backing and that the aim is to prevent any conduct that breaks the law or harms citizens.
