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      "President" Nuri Abu Sahmain.</justification>

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            established under the Libya Political Agreement.</justification>

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                  spelling-variant-type="not-defined">Al
                  Ghweil</spelling-variant>

                  <spelling-variant lang="ENG" script="LATN"
                  spelling-variant-type="not-defined">Al-Ghawail</spelling-variant>
                </name-part>

                <name-part name-part-type="given-name" order="2">
                  <value>Khalifa</value>
                </name-part>
              </name>

              <nationality ssid="36277">
                <country iso-code="LY">Libya</country>
              </nationality>

              <day-month-year calendar="Gregorian" day="1" month="1"
                              quality="good" ssid="36273" year="1956"/>

              <place-of-birth place-id="35023" quality="good" ssid="36274"/>

              <identification-document document-type="passport" ssid="36275">
                <number>A005465</number>

                <issuer code="LY">Libya</issuer>

                <date-of-issue>2015-04-12</date-of-issue>

                <expiry-date>2017-04-11</expiry-date>
              </identification-document>
            </identity>

            <justification ssid="36267">Khalifa Ghwell was the so-called
            "Prime Minister and Defence Minister" of the internationally
            unrecognised General National Congress ("GNC") (also known as the
            "National Salvation Government"), and as such was responsible for
            their activities.</justification>

            <justification ssid="36268">On 7 Jul 2015 Khalifa Ghwell showed
            his support for the Steadfastness Front (Alsomood), a new military
            force of 7 brigades to prevent a unity government from forming in
            Tripoli, by attending the signing ceremony to inaugurate the force
            with GNC "President" Nuri Abu Sahmain.</justification>

            <justification ssid="36269">As GNC "Prime Minister", Ghwell has
            played a central role in obstructing the establishment of the GNA
            established under the Libya Political Agreement.</justification>

            <justification ssid="36270">On 15 Jan 2016, in his capacity as the
            Tripoli GNC's "Prime Minister and Minister of Defence", Ghwell
            ordered the arrest of any members of the new Security Team,
            appointed by the Prime Minister Designate of the Government of
            National Accord, who set foot in Tripoli.</justification>

            <justification ssid="36271">On 31 Aug 2016 he ordered the "Prime
            Minister" and the "Defence Minister" of the "National Salvation
            Government" to return to work after the HoR had rejected the
            GNA.</justification>
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        </target>
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  </target>

  <place ssid="35023">
    <location>Misurata</location>

    <country iso-code="LY">Libya</country>
  </place>
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