Tripoli, Libya - What is happening in Libya is an armed rebellion against the Libyan government which draws legitimacy from the people, according to the secretary-general of the International Association for Islamic Appeal (IAIA), Dr Mohamed Ahmed Chérif. In its meeting on Friday evening in Tripoli with the investigation commission of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), he said the Libyan crisis was a matter which concerns only Libyans. The OIC investigation commission is led by Mehdi Fathallah. Mentioning the visit made by the commission, Mr Chérif, who said the visit had been delayed, said that the investigations should have been opened at the beginning of events to know all what happened.

Chérif said the partisan media had falsified what happened to serve very well-defined agendas.

He said: 'Libya was the object of tendentious media campaign meant to spread terror and fear in the mind of Libyans based on lies and allegations totally far from the reality and the goals and principles of the Islamic religion.”

Mr Chérif urged the commission to closely check the facts and enquire about the effects and impacts of the NATO bombings against civilian sites.

Fathallah expressed regret at the crisis prevailing in Libya, saying 'although we are late, we follow the events which Libya is facing”.

He added that the OIC had charged the delegation to enquire about the events, listen to the Libyan party and write a detailed report before the conference of Foreign ministers from member countries of the Organization, planned for 28-30 June in Kazakhstan.

The OIC investigation commission has visited several destroyed administrative buildings and civilians injured by the NATO bombardments in Tripoli.

These include the Supreme Court, the office of the general prosecutor and several institutions of human rights, women and child protection and deaf and dumb rehabilitation centres.

The Libyan news agency JANA says that Libya will take part in the Conference of Foreign ministers from Islamic countries being hosted by Kazakhstan late this month.

Pana 26/06/2011