Libyan Justice Minister, Mustafa Abdeljalil, has resigned from his post "to protest against the excessive use of force" against demonstrators in Libya, reported Monday a Libyan newspaper in its online edition. "Minister Mustafa Abdeljalil, in a telephone call to the newspaper Quryna [next to Saif Islam, son of Muammar Gaddafi] has indicated that he had submitted his resignation to protest the bloody situation and the excessive use of force against protesters disarmed by security forces, "stated the newspaper.
This resignation is the first member as a senior Libyan government from the start, last Tuesday, the protest movement to demand the fall of Gaddafi. Previously, he resigned the Libyan ambassador in India and, this Sunday, has already submitted his resignation Libyan representative to the Arab League in protest against the "oppression against the protesters." Indeed, the secretary general of the Arab League, Amro Musa, he was "deeply concerned" about violence in the country.
Dozens of people died last night, while the protests reached the capital and several eastern cities seem to be in the hands of the opposition. According Quryna last night there were violent clashes between supporters of Gaddafi, aided by members of the security forces and protesters calling for his ouster, in which there were dozens of victims, just minutes after a speech Seif Islam.
At least 61 people have died in the last few hours in Tripoli, said the newspaper. The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), based in Paris, said Monday that demonstrators control several cities in Libya, Benghazi and Sirte. The figures on the total number of casualties are unclear.
FIDH rose to nearly 400 the number of people killed in the crackdown on the protests. According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), the death toll resulting from the repression of demonstrations since last Thursday, is at least to 233. For his part, Dr. Ahmed BENTAHAR, Jala Hospital Benghazi, told Al Jazeera that at least 350 dead and 2,000 wounded have been recorded only in this city, second in the country. 
This resignation is the first member as a senior Libyan government from the start, last Tuesday, the protest movement to demand the fall of Gaddafi. Previously, he resigned the Libyan ambassador in India and, this Sunday, has already submitted his resignation Libyan representative to the Arab League in protest against the "oppression against the protesters." Indeed, the secretary general of the Arab League, Amro Musa, he was "deeply concerned" about violence in the country.
Dozens of people died last night, while the protests reached the capital and several eastern cities seem to be in the hands of the opposition. According Quryna last night there were violent clashes between supporters of Gaddafi, aided by members of the security forces and protesters calling for his ouster, in which there were dozens of victims, just minutes after a speech Seif Islam.
At least 61 people have died in the last few hours in Tripoli, said the newspaper. The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), based in Paris, said Monday that demonstrators control several cities in Libya, Benghazi and Sirte. The figures on the total number of casualties are unclear.
FIDH rose to nearly 400 the number of people killed in the crackdown on the protests. According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), the death toll resulting from the repression of demonstrations since last Thursday, is at least to 233. For his part, Dr. Ahmed BENTAHAR, Jala Hospital Benghazi, told Al Jazeera that at least 350 dead and 2,000 wounded have been recorded only in this city, second in the country.
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