Tripoli: The head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Hanna Tetteh, has issued a warning concerning the politicization and division of the judiciary in Libya, which she believes could negatively impact the country's political process. Her concerns are particularly pertinent given the ongoing rivalry between the Supreme Constitutional Court in Benghazi and the Supreme Court in Tripoli.

According to Libyan News Agency, Tetteh's briefing to the UN Security Council highlighted the parallel operations of the Constitutional Court in Benghazi and the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court in Tripoli. This situation has led to competition, conflicting rulings, and judicial contradictions, which Tetteh argues threaten the unity of the judiciary and weaken justice administration in Libya. She emphasized the risks posed by these developments, including the disruption of the mechanisms necessary for holding governments and authorities accountable, impacting elections, security, human rights, and the unity of the state.

In her address, Tetteh also discussed recent events related to the crisis, such as the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court's rulings that declared several laws passed by the House of Representatives unconstitutional. She also referenced a recent decree by the head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Al-Menfi, which transferred the authority to publish the Official Gazette to the Ministry of Justice in the Government of National Unity.