The election commission said presidential candidates should have a clean criminal record, with the country’s election law saying that hopefuls ‘must not have been sentenced for a dishonorable crime.’ He is among the 25 whose candidacy was rejected on legal grounds as well as based on information from officials.
Libya polls ‘essential next step’ to peace: UN chief
Libya has seen several political and security crises since Muammar Gadaffi was overthrown a decade ago.
