NTC postpones interim government

decided on Thursday to postpone the formation of an interim government until full liberation was achieved nationwide.
The ruling authorities would postpone the establishment of an interim government till all Libya was under the NTC’s control, Mahmoud Jibril, chairman of the executive office of the NTC, told the media.
The announcement confirmed Tuesday’s Al-Jazeera TV report about the NTC’s decision to suspend the formation of a new government.
On Tuesday, after consultations, the NTC made the decision to postpone the formation of a transitional body until the country is completely without Gaddafi’s redoubts, NTC member Moustafa el-Huni said.
“Differences in views between NTC members and the executive council had delayed a deal,” NTC chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil said.
NTC’s military spokesman Ahmed Bani said on Wednesday that their priority is the “complete liberation of Libya” and security in all Libyan cities.
“After that, we will do our best to hunt the man (Gaddafi).”
Bani also told the press that the NTC had located the whereabouts of the fallen leader’s two sons: Saif al-Islam, who was holed up in Bani Walid, southeast of the capital Tripoli, and his brother Muatassim in Sirte.
However, Gaddafi’s whereabouts remains unknown, Bani said, adding he wouldn’t comment on rumours saying the former Libyan leader was now in the oasis town of Ghadames in west Libya.
Despite the postponement, this week saw greater efforts and progress made by the NTC to seize the fugitive leader, his sons and people serving him.
On Thursday, the international police agency Interpol published a Red Notice for Assaadi Gaddafi, one of the ousted leader’s sons, at the request of the transitional authority.
Assaadi, (38), was accused by the NTC of “misappropriating properties through force and armed intimidation” when he headed the Libyan Football Federation.
Interpol confirmed reports that Assaadi was last seen in Niger, and wanted countries “neighbouring Libya and Niger, and those with travel connections to Niger” to help arrest Gaddafi’s son and bring him back to Libya.
The Interpol Red Notice would “significantly restrict his ability to travel and cross international borders,” Interpol Secretary-General Ronald K Noble said.
On September 9, the International Criminal Court requested Interpol to issue a Red Notice for Gaddafi, his second son Saif al-Islam and former military intelligence director Abdullah al-Senussi.
On Thursday, the Misrata-based Freedom TV reported that Gaddafi’s spokesman Moussa Ibrahim had been arrested by NTC fighters Wednesday night near Gaddafi’s hometown Sirte. The former spokesman was said to have been hiding among a group of local villagers fleeing Sirte, a source said.
But since peace has not yet been restored, the existing executive office would remain a caretaker administration, NTC executive office chairman Jibril said. – Xinhua.