In a state that embodied the whim of its leader for 42 years, the rule of law does not exist. Explaining why he helped spearhead a 1993 military coup attempt, Air Force officer Muhammad Bashir Salah said, “We have neither a state, nor laws, nor a constitution.”
今天，利比亚国家机构的存在只是为了提取该国庞大的石油财富并以补贴的形式分发。在一个容忍其领导人一切心血来潮决策长达42年的国家根本不存在法治。空军军官穆罕默德·萨拉赫·巴希尔在解释自己推动1993年军事政变企图的原因时说，“我们既没有国家，也没有法律，也没有宪法。”