On 1 December, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Khaled Mazen and the Minister of Justice Halima Abdurrahman released a joint statement expressing concern over the security of elections, making reference to recent security issues centred on obstruction and intimidation at Sebha Court and claims of theft of electoral equipment in Ajdabiya. In his statement Mazen said, ‘We declare today that the continued obstruction of the security agenda and the expansion of violations and attacks will harm all efforts put into the electoral security plan, which will directly affect the progress of the electoral process and our commitment to hold it on time.’
