Salah Bashir Marghani is a Libyan jurist, and the former justice minister in the post-civil war government of Libya. He was part of Prime Minister

Ali Zeidan Ali Zeidan (sometimes written as Zidan; ar, علي زيدان; born 15 December 1950) is a former Prime Minister of Libya. He was appointed by the General National Congress on 14 October 2012, and took office on 14 November after Congress approv ...

's initial cabinet and took office on 14 November 2012.

Education

Marghani received a bachelor's degree in law from Benghazi University in 1972. Then he obtained a master's degree in philosophy of law from a British university in 1979.

Career

Marghani served at the prosecution office during the reign of

Muammar Ghaddafi Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, . Due to the lack of standardization of transcribing written and regionally pronounced Arabic, Gaddafi's name has been romanized in various ways. A 1986 column by ''The Straight Dope'' lists 32 spelling ...

. He also worked as a consultant at the law department of the ministry of justice. In November 2012, he was appointed justice minister to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. In March 2014, when Ali Zeidan fled the country, Marghani remained as justice minister under caretaker Prime Minister, Abdullah al Thinni. Marghani's term ended on 29 August 2014.

Controversy

On 31 March 2013, armed gunmen stormed ministry of justice and threw Marghani and his staff out of the building due to their objections to Marghani's statements made during an interview with Libya AhrarTV. In the interview, Marghani expressed his concerns over illegal detentions and the prisons run by armed militias.

Awards

In 2012, Marghani was recognised for his work defending human rights in Libya by

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and was awarded the Alison Des Forges Award. However, he could not accept the award due to his appointment as justice minister.

References

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